Russia says Turkey's accusations of ethnic cleansing in Syria groundless
By REUTERSUpdated: DECEMBER 10, 2015 11:32
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said on Thursday that accusations by Turkey of Moscow allegedly conducting ethnic cleansing in Syria are "groundless."Turkey's prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu accused Russia on Wednesday of attempted "ethnic cleansing" in northern Syria, saying Moscow was trying to drive out the local Turkmen and Sunni Muslim populations to protect its military interests in the region.Shlomo Karhi instructs to return confiscated AP equipment