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.
The PKK being anywhere in Iraq or Syria is a problem. – Dorrian
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.
US forces were within 6 miles of the Turkish strikes in Syria.
Dorrian: (Re new strikes) I’ve seen open source reports. No operational reporting