'''Ethnic cleansing''' refers to the targeted extermination of national or cultural group by a [[government]] within a limited or specific territory. Ethnic cleansing stands in contrast to [[genocide]], which is the targeted wholesale destruction of a people group wherever they can be found within the reach of a government implementing such a policy. | '''Ethnic cleansing''' refers to the targeted extermination of national or cultural group by a [[government]] within a limited or specific territory. Ethnic cleansing stands in contrast to [[genocide]], which is the targeted wholesale destruction of a people group wherever they can be found within the reach of a government implementing such a policy. |