Friday, November 30, 2012

Syrian Internet switched off as army launches offensive

Syria’s Internet was effectively cut off on Thursday, web monitoring organisations confirmed, before the regime of President Bashar al-Assad launched an offensive to retake control of the road to Damascus airport.
“From around 10 a.m. today all Syrian IP addresses went blank,” Nicolas Guillaume, of French Internet-monitoring company Cedexis told FRANCE 24. “We’ve seen traffic slowdowns in recent weeks, but this is the first time there has been a complete blackout in Syria.”


Read more: http://www.france24.com/en/20121129-syria-cuts-off-internet-mobile-communications

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