“Attrition ceases to be the opposite of a decisive victory and becomes the means of achieving it as repeated losses translate into an accumulating inability to sustain the fight. This is the scenario I consider more likely.”

Turki al-Goblan · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-05

Al-Goblan argued that the pace of attrition has exceeded the Houthis' ability to recover, making attrition a means of achieving decisive victory.