The Syrian regime has resorted to more airstrikes in its battles against the rebels. Does this reflect a greater dependence upon Alawite resources in elite services, as the armed forces wither on the vine: unreliable Sunnis confined to barracks, defecting to the rebels or deserting? Despite the rhetoric, the Ba'athists have proved unable to decisively seize back Aleppo from the rebels. The terms of trade continue to peel away their foundations.
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