Dame Priti fears ethnic cleansing in Syria conflict

DAME Priti Patel claims Labour is cosying up to a government of “terrorists” in Syria after violence sparked fears of “ethnic cleansing”.

- BY RICHARD ASHMORE

Clashes broke out in Aleppo when militias connected to the Syrian regime stormed ethnic Kurdish neighbourhoods on January 6.

The Kurdish-led Syrian Defence Force, which has been a longtime ally of British forces during the war against Isis in the region, said at least 18 people, including two children, had been killed and more than 60 injured.