The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has drawn mixed reactions across Yemen, a nation whose own conflict bears striking similarities to the Syrian scenario. Both nations share key features, including their experience during the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011 and the profound influence of external actors.
Yemen and Syria are both part of the Arab Spring. In Yemen, the uprising led to the ousting of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh (1978–2012) after prolonged protests, only for him to later align with the Houthi movement. In contrast, Bashar al-Assad managed to retain power in Syria, plunging the country into a bloody and complex civil war.
Yemen's transitional period, marked by the 2013 ..
