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The Puntland Dervish Force ( so, Ciidamada Daraawiishta Puntland, ar,  ) is the official paramilitary division of the
Puntland Security Force The Puntland Security Force (PSF) is based in the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia. Among PSF’s main functions are conducting crime scene analysis, capturing and eliminating high-level targets, and reconnaissance. PSF was formed ...
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History

Following the outbreak of the
civil war A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policie ...
in 1991, a homegrown constitutional conference was held in
Garowe Garowe ( so, Garoowe, ar, غَاْرَّوْؤَيَ,
in 1998 over a period of three months. Attended by the area's political elite, traditional elders (''Issims''), members of the business community, intellectuals and other civil society representatives, the autonomous Puntland State of Somalia was subsequently officially established so as to deliver services to the population, offer security, facilitate trade, and interact with both domestic and international partners. The Puntland Security Force (PSF) was subsequently formed by the regional government. Since the founding of the state in 1998, the Puntland Dervish Force has operated in Puntland and throughout Somalia. Commanders and senior officials of the military are appointed by a qualified panel approved by the Council of Ministers. The Puntland security apparatus has an independent military judiciary, which during peacetime only adjudges military proceedings. Retired members of the Force are also constitutionally guaranteed pensions.


Equipment

* Individual Weapons ** Assault Rifle ***
AKM The AKM () is an assault rifle designed by Soviet small arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1959. It is the most ubiquitous rifle of the Kalashnikov rifles. It was developed as a replacement to the AK-47 introduced a decade prior. Introduced ...
(Assault Rifle - 7.62×39mm) *** AK-74 (Assault Rifle - 5.45×39mm) ***
PK machine gun The PK (russian: Пулемёт Калашникова, transliterated as ''Pulemyot Kalashnikova'', or "Kalashnikov's machine gun"), is a belt-fed general-purpose machine gun, chambered for the 7.62×54mmR rimmed cartridge. Designed in the S ...
(General-purpose machine gun - 7.62×54mmR) ** Sniper Rifle ***
SVD Dragunov The SVD (russian: Сна́йперская Винто́вка систе́мы Драгуно́ва образца́ 1963 года, lit=Sniper Rifle, System of Dragunov, Model of the Year 1963, translit=Snáyperskaya Vintóvka sistém'y Dragunóv ...
(Sniper Rifle - 7.62×54mmR) ** Anti-Tank Explosive *** RPG-7 (rocket-propelled grenade launcher - 40 mm) * Vehicles ** Main Battle Tank *** T-54/T-55 ** Armoured Personnel Carrier ***
BTR-60 The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers (APCs). It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen in public for the first time in 1961. BTR stands for ''Bron ...
***
Fiat 6614 The Fiat CM6614 is a 4x4 wheeled armoured personnel carrier developed as a joint venture between Fiat and Oto Melara of Italy. The hull is welded steel, and the vehicle is amphibious. The first prototype was built in 1972. Description The CM6 ...
** Military trucks ***
Renault GBC 180 The Renault GBC 180 is an all-terrain truck used by the French armed forces since the late 1990s. History The GBC 180 is an advanced upgrade and refurbished version of the Berliet Berliet was a French manufacturer of automobiles, buses, truc ...
(6×6) *** M939 Truck (6×6) ** Pickup trucks *** Toyota Land Cruiser J79 *** Toyota Hilux ***
Nissan Frontier The Nissan Frontier is a nameplate used on two different pickup truck models by Nissan: * Nissan Frontier (international), an alternative nameplate for the NP300/Navara on some markets * Nissan Frontier (North America), a rebadged NP300/Navara fro ...
***Armored Ford F350 Gun Truck * Artillery and heavy machine guns ** Heavy machine guns *** 12.7mm
DShK The DShK 1938 (Cyrillic: ДШК, for russian: Дегтярёва-Шпагина Крупнокалиберный, Degtyaryova-Shpagina Krupnokaliberny, links=no, "Degtyaryov-Shpagin large-calibre") is a Soviet heavy machine gun with a V-shaped but ...
*** 12.7mm NSV ** Self-Propelled Artillery *** 122mm
BM-21 Grad The BM-21 "Grad" (russian: БМ-21 "Град", lit= hail) is a self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. The system and the M-21OF rocket were first developed in the early 1960s, and saw their first comba ...
Multiple Rocket Launcher ** Mortar *** 60mm M-224 ** Anti-Aircraft Gun ***
ZU-23-2 The ZU-23-2, also known as ZU-23, is a Soviet towed 23×152mm anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon. ZU stands for ''Zenitnaya Ustanovka'' (Russian: Зенитная Установка) – anti-aircraft mount. The GRAU index is 2A13. Developm ...


See also

*
Puntland Maritime Police Force The Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) is a security force based in Puntland, an autonomous region in northeastern Somalia. As of March 2012, the PMPF had around 500 personnel. The force is eventually expected to comprise 10,000 personnel. Ac ...
* Puntland Intelligence Agency * Military of Somalia * Somali Salvation Democratic Front


References

{{Security (Puntland) , state=collapsed Organisations based in Puntland Military of Somalia Law enforcement in Somalia