OPA, END OF DAY REPORT, 26 AUGUST 2016

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• Document Creation Date: January 17, 2025
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• Case Number: F-2017-00086
• Publication Date: August 26, 2016

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OPA End of Day Report, 26 August 2016
Friday, August 26, 2016 5:30:13 PM
rian Bennett (LA Times) asked whether estimates of the number of ISIL fighters are
being revised downwards
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4444PettefrJeff Seldin (VOA) asked whether Syrian rebels involved in the Turkish operation against
ISIL forces in Jarabulus have used chemical weapons against Kurdish civilians in the area. Se!din also
said there are rumors of a de facto partition agreement for Syria and asked for our reaction.
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-447zif-ettnrAli Watkins (Buzzfeed) is doing a story on Intelligence Community concerns about a
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_1,11,41-r-etItTrBob Windrem (NBC) flagged a Reuters story, citing Iranian press, that said Yemini missiles
struck an Aramco refinery in Saudi Arabia and wanted to know if we could confirm that was true.
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