EXCLUSIVE: Syrians In Ghouta Claim Saudi-Supplied Rebels Behind Chemical Attack [View all]

[Maedhros]

Earlier threads regarding this report cited third-party re-posts of this article. Here is the original:

http://www.mintpressnews.com/witnesses-of-gas-attack-say-saudis-supplied-rebels-with-chemical-weapons/168135/

Byline: Dale Gavlak and Yahya Ababneh

Dale Gavlak is a credible reporter who has worked for the Associated Press:

http://bigstory.ap.org/author/dale-gavlak

the BBC:

e.g. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21147461

and NPR.

Yahya Ababneh is a Jordanian freelance journalist and is currently working on a master's degree in journalism.

Mint Press News added the following clarification to the story:

Clarification: Dale Gavlak assisted in the research and writing process of this article, but was not on the ground in Syria. Reporter Yahya Ababneh, with whom the report was written in collaboration, was the correspondent on the ground in Ghouta who spoke directly with the rebels, their family members, victims of the chemical weapons attacks and local residents.

Gavlak is a MintPress News Middle East correspondent who has been freelancing for the AP as a Amman, Jordan correspondent for nearly a decade. This report is not an Associated Press article; rather it is exclusive to MintPress News

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Here is a story on Mint Press News by the Minnesota Post:

http://www.minnpost.com/david-brauer-blog/2012/01/who-mintpress-and-why-are-they-doing-all-hiring