Activists allege execution-style killings in Syria

Activists allege execution-style killings in Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists accused regime forces of carrying out execution-style killings and burning homes today as part of a scorched-earth campaign in a restive neighborhood in the city of Homs, and the Red Cross said the regime blocked the group’s access to the area following a bloody, monthlong siege to dislodge rebel forces. The International Committee of the Red Cross said it received permission from the government Thursday to enter Baba Amr, and a convoy with seven truckloads of aid was poised to do so today. Humanitarian conditions were believed to be catastrophic, with extended power and water shortages during frigid, snowy winter conditions.