The Shehryar Mehsud group is the fourth major TTP splinter and the 10th anti-state Pakistani militant group that merged with TTP since 5th July last year. The other three TTP splinters were, Jumat-ul-Ahrar (JuA), Hizb-ul-Ahrar (HuA), and Hakeem Ullah Mehsud groups. 1/n 
This latest merger is a very significant development for TTP. The late 2013 infighting of Shehryar Mehsud group with Sajna Mehsud group, now led by the current TTP emir, scattered the TTP unity, which resulted in its various splinters in 2014. 2/n
In these ten TTP mergers, other groups that merged included three major post-9/11 al-Qaeda Pakistani affiliates namely, Ahmad Farooq, Amjad Farooqi, & Ustad Aslam groups, a LeJ faction of Saifullah Kurd & two groups from North Waziristan, including the Ustad Aleem Khan group. 3/n
For in-depth analyses of these mergers and their significances for TTP, check my this paper with @ToreRHamming for @CTCWPon on TTP resurgence ctc.usma.edu/the-revival-of……
and my these two @JamestownTweets pieces:
jamestown.org/brief/wazirist……
jamestown.org/program/tehree…… 4/n
and my these two @JamestownTweets pieces:
jamestown.org/brief/wazirist……
jamestown.org/program/tehree…… 4/n
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