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Liveblog: June 8 Operation Inherent Resolve briefing with Col. Ryan Dillon

New CJTF-OIR spokesperson, Col. Ryan Dillon, briefs reporters for the first time on coalition actions in Syria and Iraq at around noon Eastern, 5pm BST.

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As it happened

Note the text below may not be verbatim, see the transcript for verbatim quotes.
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Dillon: We have used the de-confliction channel with the Russians … it is something we use regularly.
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Dillon: We still have not seen signs of them departing the area [around At Tanf] … we will continue to push to have them vacate that area.
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Q: Will you release imagery of the drone? Dillon: If it is something we can declassify we will do that.
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Dillon estimates 2,500 ISIS fighters inside Raqqa
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Q: Anti-tank weaponry for Raqqa? Dillon says they expect the same type of threats as in Mosul.
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