Syria executed two dozen people on Wednesday after they were charged for igniting wildfires last year that burned nearly 60,000 acres of forests and also killed three people. The country’s justice ministry said in a statement on Thursday that the 24 executed individuals were charged with “committing terrorist acts that led to the death and damage to state infrastructure and public and private property through the use of flammable material.” Although capital punishment is common in war-torn Syria, the number of those put to death on Oct. 20 was larger than usual. In addition, the ministry said that 11 other people were sentenced to hard labor for life, including four to temporary penal labor. Five minors were handed jail sentences that range between 10 to 12 years over similar charges, it added. The identities of the executed and jailed individuals were not disclosed, and no details were provided on where …