Dale Gavlak

Dale Gavlak is a former Middle East correspondent for MintPress. Gavlak has been stationed in Cairo, Egypt Amman, Jordan for over two decades. An expert in Middle Eastern Affairs, Gavlak currently covers the Levant region of the Middle East from Amman for Associated Press (AP), National Public Radio (NPR) and Mint Press News writing in various topics including politics, social issues and economic trends. Dale holds a M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago. Contact Dale at [email protected]

US Troops Possible In Jordan: The Syrian Quagmire

Dale Gavlak Jordan is being drawn further into the Syrian crisis with Washington’s recent announcement that it will send 200 army planners to the kingdom to defend its border with Syria. Described as a command and control force, it could serve as the vanguard for a possible deployment of 20,000 U.S. troops should President Obama […]

Dale Gavlak
By Dale Gavlak

Dale GavlakJordan is being drawn further into the Syrian crisis with Washington’s recent announcement that it will send 200 army planners to the kingdom to defend its border with Syria. Described as a command and control force, it could serve as the vanguard for a possible deployment of 20,000 U.S. troops should President Obama decide to intervene

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A Sunni-Shiite Showdown in Syria?

Dale Gavlak The Syrian Jabhat al-Nusra group’s public pledge of allegiance to al-Qaida last week has increased tensions with other predominantly Sunni Muslim rebel forces seeking more military support from the West which, particularly in the form of lethal weapons, it has so far denied.   While the militant group is credited with winning many […]

Dale Gavlak
By Dale Gavlak

Dale GavlakThe Syrian Jabhat al-Nusra group’s public pledge of allegiance to al-Qaida last week has increased tensions with other predominantly Sunni Muslim rebel forces seeking more military support from the West which, particularly in the form of lethal weapons, it has so far denied. While the militant group is credited with winning many rebel

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Syria’s Future In Question: Political Opposition Flounders As Rebels Make Gains

AMMAN, Jordan– Rebels fighting to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad are making military gains on the ground against regime forces two years into the bloody civil war that has claimed more than 70,000 lives, but little headway seems to have been made on the political front among Assad’s opponents. Assad recently warned that the fall […]

Dale Gavlak
By Dale Gavlak

AMMAN, Jordan-- Rebels fighting to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad are making military gains on the ground against regime forces two years into the bloody civil war that has claimed more than 70,000 lives, but little headway seems to have been made on the political front among Assad’s opponents. Assad recently warned that the fall of his

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Israel, Turkey Reconciliation Driven by Syria, Economic Opportunities

President Obama’s healing of the three-year rift between regional powerhouses Israel and Turkey is touted as the real accomplishment of his first visit to the Middle East as U.S. president last month. During his first term in office, Obama had his own tensions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over continued Jewish settlement building and […]

Dale Gavlak
By Dale Gavlak

President Obama’s healing of the three-year rift between regional powerhouses Israel and Turkey is touted as the real accomplishment of his first visit to the Middle East as U.S. president last month. During his first term in office, Obama had his own tensions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over continued Jewish settlement building

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Jordanian Government Struggling With Continued Influx Of Syrian Refugees

ZAATARI, JORDAN (MintPress) – Overwhelmed by waves of thousands of Syrian refugees escaping over the border from 23 months of civil war at home, Jordan says it is staggering from an added recent upsurge and warned that unless aid comes quickly, it can’t continue to bear the burden. Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Jafaar Hassan […]

Dale Gavlak
By Dale Gavlak

ZAATARI, JORDAN (MintPress) - Overwhelmed by waves of thousands of Syrian refugees escaping over the border from 23 months of civil war at home, Jordan says it is staggering from an added recent upsurge and warned that unless aid comes quickly, it can’t continue to bear the burden. Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Jafaar Hassan

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