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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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    We didn’t have exact fidelity on where the strikes would occur. – Dorrian
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    CNN: Within the hour’s notification. Were coalition forces moved? Dorrian: I don’t know what their movements were.
    Daily Sabah: There is pic and video of US officer walking with PKK officer. He is PKK general commander in the coutry. Are you aware of that? Dorrian: I am aware that we had an officer go to check with our partner forces … There were a lot of people present.
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