Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region said on Monday it had cut all ties with the central government in a likely setback to efforts to pacify the Horn of Africa Country as it emerges from two decades of conflict, Reuters reported. Puntland accused the Mogadishu government of refusing to share power and foreign aid with the regions in line with the country's federal structure, as well as taking its eye off the fight against al Qaeda-linked militants. "The fragmented country has been plunged back into a vicious cycle of violence, displacement, clan animosities and a complete disregard for the country's genuine Provisional Federal Constitution," Puntland's administration said in an official statement. "Puntland hereby suspends all cooperation and relations with (the) Federal Government of Somalia." -- SPA 21:43 LOCAL TIME 18:43 GMT تغريد
