An official in the semi-autonomous state of Puntland has accused the Somali federal government of assisting pro-Islamic state militants in the capture of a port town in Bari region on Wednesday.
The governor of Nugal region under Puntland state Omar Abdullahi Mohamed Farawayne ISIL fighters could not take the town without a help from the term-ended Mogadishu-based federal government.
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