Serb paramilitaries expelled thousands of non-Serbs from their homes in the municipality.

The drive to expel hundreds of thousands of Kosovo Albanians, he said, was "a coldly decided cleansing of the population."

Iran has expelled thousands of Afghans before.

He expelled tens of thousands of Kurds and replaced them with more loyal Arabs imported from elsewhere.

In recent weeks, Libyan authorities have expelled thousands of Palestinians, dismissing many from their jobs and confiscating their houses.

In Rwanda, the Hutu seized power in 1959 and expelled thousands of Tutsi.

Using laws, regulations, court judgements, and administrative tactics, Israeli authorities are expelling thousands of persons from the city.

And this jump came at a time when Europe was expelling hundreds of thousands of immigrants.

Kuwait responded by cancelling aid programs, cutting diplomatic contact, and expelling thousands of Yemeni workers.

Yugoslav forces have followed a pattern of expelling thousands of Albanians from Kosovo and then closing the border with no warning.