Past

National shutdown

Internet Services

In August 2019, the Syrian government enforced a 10-day national internet shutdown (July 28 – August 7), aligning with the national secondary education exams to prevent question leaks and cheating. Internet access was disrupted daily during early mornings (approximately 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM local time), following a consistent pattern documented by Oracle Internet Intelligence, CAIDA IODA, and Google Transparency Report, which recorded significant drops in web traffic.

  • Total Duration 4 hours

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Population
25,620,427

Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Not Free

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Other supporting information

ORACLE INTERNET INTELLIGENCE

Oracle Internet Intelligence Country Statistics graph for Syria, July 28-31, 2019
Oracle Internet Intelligence Country Statistics graph for Syria, August 1-7, 2019

CAIDA IODA

CAIDA IODA graph for Syria, July 28-31, 2019
CAIDA IODA graph for Syria, August 1-7, 2019

GOOGLE TRANSPARENCY REPORT

Google Transparency Report Web search traffic graph for Syria, August 1-7, 2019