Syria accuses Turkey of carrying out ethnic cleansing

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YEREVAN, MAY 30, ARMENPRESS. Damascus has accused Ankara of carrying out ethnic cleansing in Syria. ARMENPRESS reports RIA Novosti informs that the statement of the Syrian Foreign Ministry says that Damascus denies the hostile actions of Turkey, which were carried out a few days ago near the city of Al-Hasakah. As a result of these actions, there are victims and wounded among the civilians, as well as property damage to the residents.

"Turkey's actions to create a so-called 'buffer zone' in Syria are aggression, part of the policy of ethnic and geographical cleansing of Erdogan’s government. These are war crimes, inhumane acts, which are condemned by the UN Charter and international law," the Syrian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The president of Turkey has announced that the Armed Forces will launch anti-terrorist operations on the country's borders, a relevant decision will be made soon.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS