Gregg Carlstrom
"Houthi fighters arrived in Mocha on Thursday to find Yemeni battalions that were severely depleted—their rosters were filled with 'ghost names' receiving salaries, and the actual strength of the army was only about 20% of what it was on paper." https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/12/middleeast/yemen-houthi-saudi-us-blame-intl