How Syria Turned Off the Internet (Again)

On May 7, 2013 at 18:48 UTC, Syria experienced a complete internet shutdown. This was achieved by systematically withdrawing BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) routes from the country's border routers, which is the same method used to cut off Syrian internet access in November of the previous year. The event was confirmed through data collected from networks and reports from other monitoring organizations. A video showing the withdrawal of routes into Syria's internet space was generated using BGPlay. Additionally, a graph displaying requests to CloudFlare's network from the Syrian internet space over the last six hours (UTC) was provided. The situation is being closely monitored for any changes in connectivity.