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Liveblog: April 26 Operation Inherent Resolve briefing with Col. John Dorrian

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    • Col. John Dorrian, spokesperson for CJTF-OIR, briefs reporters on coalition actions in Syria and Iraq at around 12:30pm Eastern, 5:30pm BST.

    On April 25, Turkey launched airstrikes on Coalition partner forces in Iraq and Syria, killing dozens.

    On April 26, Syrian YPG spokesperson tells Grasswire the coalition must “give real guarantees” and that it “cannot be silent” on Turkish airstrikes

    Text in the liveblog below may not be verbatim. The transcript is here.
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    Aaaaaaad … that’s a wrap.
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    We provide arms to the SAC not the YPG.
    Q from AA: You said that the problem with the Turkish strikes was coordination and notification and partner forces were being killed. Do you implicitly recognise Turkish concerns re PKK presence? Dorrian: We acknowledge that there are PKK in northern Iraq and Syrian but not enough time to ensure that PKK were being struck. SDF and Pesh were struck. Iraq’s sovereignty was violated.
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    Q from AA: You said that the problem with the Turkish strikes was coordination and notification and partner forces were being killed. Do you implicitly recognise Turkish concerns re PKK presence? Dorrian: We acknowledge that there are PKK in northern Iraq and Syrian but not enough time to ensure that PKK were being struck. SDF and Pesh were struck. Iraq’s sovereignty was violated.
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    Coalition support for Tabqa dam offensive? Dorrian: Coalition advisors with partner forces, SDF and SAC, advice and assistance as they advance. Air and artillery strikes. Provide intel, surveillance and recon.
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