CNN Launches Investigation Into Claim that Syrian 'Prisoner' in Clarissa Ward Report Was Actually Notorious Intelligence Officer

CNN launched an investigation into the identity of a Syrian 'prisoner' freed in a report still heavily featured on their website. (Credit: X)

CNN has launched an investigation into the claim that the Syrian "prisoner" released in correspondent Clarissa Ward's report was a notorious intelligence officer.

According to its Dec. 11 report, CNN's Ward found and freed a prisoner in Damascus named Adel Gharbal three days after Bashar al-Assad's regime fell.