Syria Completely Cut Off From the Internet

The Internet became inaccessible in war-torn Syria early Thursday morning, according to sites that monitor global Internet traffic.

None of Syria's 84 Internet Protocol (IP) address blocks were responsive, which, according to communications security firm Renesys, "effectively [removes] the country from the Internet." In total, 92% of Syria's routed networks are down.

Akamai, which also monitors Internet traffic, published this chart clearly showing the drop-off in Internet traffic:

Several Twitter reports corroborated Renesys' alert. Some Twitter users warned the Internet outage foretells an impending larger military action, but that has not yet been verified.

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