By Mnar Muhawesh, executive director and editor at large for MintPress News Statement: Thank you for reaching out to me in regards to statements made by Dale Gavlak alleging MintPress for incorrectly attributing our exclusive report titled: "Syrians in Goutha claim Saudi-supplied rebels behind chemical attacks." Gavlak pitched this story to
Mnar Muhawesh Statement On Dale Gavlak’s Involvement In Syria Exclusive
Dale Gavlak and Yahya Ababneh, co-authors to an exclusive Syria report alleging Saudi-supplied rebels as behind the August chemical weapons attack, face ongoing pressure for producing this report by the AP and Saudi actors, which resulted in Dale Gavlak retracting her involvement to this report three weeks after the report published. Yahya continues to face pressure and threats of imprisonment in Jordan for crossing the border to report on these details.