Puntland (1983: Doomsday)

Puntland is a sucsessor state to Somalia, It is bordered by and several lawless zones. It has been plauged with problems since doomsday, the most noticeable of which is the Somali pirates that operate close to the counties coast.

Pre-Doomsday
The Puntland region of Somalia had allways been very independent and rebels in the region had been causing trouble to the Somali government for decades, while they never seeked to become an independent nation like Somaliland they wanted to have some form of self governance.

Doomsday
Like the rest of Africa Somalia wasn't hit on doomsday but like many African countries it lost it's suplies from the USA and the Somali government started to fall apart.

The Fall Of Somalia (1984-1990)
The Isimada (Council of Eldars) in the region used there relationship with the general populace to help restore order to the Puntland area. Although unprepared for the responsibility of command the Isimada tried there best to form some kind of government, between 1984 and 1988 the flood of refuges trying to get to Somaliland was at its highest and the Isimada were strugling to control the country. Thankfully salvation soon arived in the form of ex-somali military units led by a unit of fifteen US officers who had been sent to help train up the Somali army. When these officers arived in 1989 they were able to help the Isimada to stabalize the region. With there help the Isimada were able to stop the flow of refugees and start to form a stable democracy.

The Pirate Problem (1990-1994)
The largest problem facing the new government was the Somali pirates that were operating of the coast of Puntland and had bases on the northern coast of Puntland. Without any ships the Somali government was limited to dealing with the bases on land untill in 1992 a helicopter patrol over the Gulf Of Somalia reported the italian cruiser Andrea Doria and its escort group, out of fuel the ships had been abandoned by there crews and they were towed back into Puntlands harbours by a fleet of tugs and helicopters. These ships were the countrys major investment project for two years as the ships were rebuilt to seaworthy standerds.

After there rebuilding the ships formed the base of a Puntland battlegroup that was tasked to crack down on piracy, with the help of army and air force units Puntlands government had managed to crack down on piracy in the waters surounding Puntland and had evicted the pirates from the country.