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

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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The PKK being anywhere in Iraq or Syria is a problem. – Dorrian
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There has been a “significant amount of diplomatic activity” between Turkey and Iraq since the strikes.
Dorrian: Out of respect, we will not give out casualty reports for partners.
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US forces were within 6 miles of the Turkish strikes in Syria.
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Dorrian: (Re new strikes) I’ve seen open source reports. No operational reporting
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