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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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    “There was less than an hour of notification time before the strikes were conducted.”
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    Dorrian: Out of respect, we will not give out casualty reports for partners.
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    Missy Ryan, WaPo: Estimate on how many were killed? How much notice did the US get? Any reports of new strikes, air or artillery?
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    4 peshmerga fighters killed in Sinjar
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    The strikes the Turkish air force conducted last night also killed several Peshmerga fighters near Sinjar.
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