Financial struggles burden Yemen’s army as soldiers wait for wages
Key takeaways
- Yemeni soldiers earn $38 to $116 monthly, but an unstable currency erodes the value of their salaries.
- Worry is etched on his face as he makes another call and sends a flurry of messages in search of a loan as another salary payment from the army is delayed.
- It is a recurring issue in the armed forces of Yemen’s internationally recognised government, in which the hardships of the battlefield merge into everyday life with serious implications for the military’s efficiency.
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Yemeni soldiers earn $38 to $116 monthly, but an unstable currency erodes the value of their salaries.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Government soldiers ride on the back of a pick-up truck in the Arabian Sea port city of Mukalla [File: Reuters]By Abdullah Qatran and Al Jazeera Staff Published On 9 May 20269 May 2026Marib, Yemen – Inside a military facility on the outskirts of this western Yemeni city, soldier Suleiman al-Hajj sits beside two of his comrades in a sparse room where they spend most of their on-duty hours.
Worry is etched on his face as he makes another call and sends a flurry of messages in search of a loan as another salary payment from the army is delayed.