The Puntland Intelligence Agency is the Puntland

Puntland

Puntland , officially the Puntland State of Somalia , is a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998....

 Government's intelligence agency

Intelligence agency

An intelligence agency is a governmental agency that is devoted to information gathering for purposes of national security and defence. Means of information gathering may include espionage, communication interception, cryptanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public...

. Established in 1991, it was known as the Puntland Intelligence Service, until it was renamed as part of reforms instigated by President Abdirahman Mohamud Farole

Abdirahman Mohamud Farole

Abdirahman Mohamud Farole is a Somali politician. He is the fourth and current President of Puntland.-Biography:Farole was born in the qandala region of Somalia in 1945. He first pursued his post-secondary education locally, earning a Diploma of Public Health in 1964 from the Scuola Professionale...

. Colonel Ali Mahamad Yusuf (Binge) was appointed Director General of the agency in March 2010. It is trained and supported by US counter-terrorism agencies via their branches in Djibouti. It is reported to be the strongest armed group in Puntland and took the lead in the 2010 Galgala campaign

Galgala campaign

The Galaga campaign was a military campaign by Puntland, that started on August 8 and was completed on October 17, 2010. It was aimed re-gaining control of the Galaga hills, including many villages, that had fallen in hands of a militia loyal to Sheikh Mohamed Said Atom, a warlord which pledged...

. The PIA has been accused of inciting clan conflict and is reportedly particularly unpopular in Bosaso.