Ceasefire in Syria Breaks Down

BEIRUT (AP) - Renewed fighting has broken a cease-fire in the central Syrian city of Homs (hohms), halting a plan to evacuate civilians and deliver supplies.
 
Syrian officials say two trucks carrying food and medical supplies into rebel-held neighborhoods turned back under heavy fire, and four paramedics were wounded.
 
The governor of the province told a Lebanon-based TV outlet that the trucks were targeted by two roadside bombs and a mortar shell.
 
Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad have prevented the entry of food and medical aid into rebel-held parts of the city for over a year. Yesterday, 83 children, women and elderly people were evacuated from Homs under an agreement that had called for a three-day truce.
 
Opposition activists say the government broke the truce by launching a rocket attack on one of the neighborhoods they hold.
 
Meanwhile, in northern Syria, activists say military aircraft dropped barrel bombs on rebel-held areas in Aleppo today, killing at least 15.