+27 82 391 4765 [email protected] Mon-Fri 8:00-17:30 (SAST)
EN FR PT
Syrian fiber optic cable cut

Syrian fiber optic cable cut

Telecommunications and internet services have been affected in Syria's southern provinces of Daraa and Suwayda after a fiber-optic cable linking Damascus and Daraa was severed on Sunday, local authorities said. This post examines the impact of the cut, the ongoing threat of. An attack on the Damascus–Homs fiber-optic backbone cut internet across Homs, Aleppo, Hama and Tartous on 30 May 2026, leaving thousands of subscribers offline for about 16 hours before the link was restored. Currently, only satellite internet services are available. However, no official body has.
Hot

Nationwide internet outage hits Syria due to cable damage

The Syrian Ministry of Communications said that a nationwide internet outage was caused by damage to fiber optic

Hot

Syrian Subsea Cable Link Downed in Latest Act of Telecom Sabotage

This post examines the impact of the cut, the ongoing threat of telecom sabotage, and the evolving state of Syrian

Hot

Sabotage? Syria Faces Internet Blackout As Undersea Cable Gets

Syria and Egypt are directly connected by the severed fibre-optic network, which serves as a vital conduit for global

Hot

Syria suffers nationwide internet blackout due to sabotage: reports

According to a report by Voice of the Capital, a local monitoring group, which cited an official source from the

Hot

Red Sea Internet Cables ''Cut'' — Here''s What We Know

Topline At least four undersea fiber optic cables, which carry approximately 97% of all

Hot

Syrian Telecom Claims "Sabotage" on Aletar Subsea Cable Linking Syria

Syrian Telecom announced that the vital Aletar international subsea cable linking Tartus with Alexandria, Egypt, was

Hot

Red Sea cable cuts: Subsea cable repairs are ''not an easy fix''

Red Sea cable chaos On September 6, 2025, several fibre-optic submarine cables in the Red Sea were reportedly

Hot

Ongoing tension | Telecommunications, Internet and electricity cut off

Since this afternoon, Al-Suwaidaa province has witnessed a complete outage of telecommunications and internet

Hot

Fiber-optic Cable Failure Blamed for Syrian Internet Outage

An Internet outage affecting the war-torn country of Syria has been blamed on the failure of a fiber-optic cable. The outage effectively

Hot

Syrian internet back after 19-hour blackout

Local state-run media had reported earlier that a "fault in optical fibre cables" was to blame for the blackout. However,

Hot

Why Do Subsea Cable Cuttings Happen, and How Can We Reduce

Four Red Sea cables were cut last February by the anchor of the sinking MV Rubymar. The internet monitoring

Hot

Syrian Ministry of Communications launches SilkLink

The Syrian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology announced the

Hot

French fiber optic cables cut in latest Olympics attack

Several French fiber optic cables were cut overnight in what appears to be a coordinated

Hot

Syrian Telecom Claims "Sabotage" on Aletar Subsea Cable Linking Syria

On Syrian Telecom''s Facebook page, the operator posted pictures and made clear that someone had sawed through

Hot

Fiber optic cable cut disrupts telecom, internet services in Syria

A severed fiber-optic cable has cut telecommunications and internet services in Syria ''s southern provinces of Daraa

Hot

How Is Syria Responding to Global Fallout After Unders...

Reporting documents the global disruptions from Red Sea cuts and the strategic push to build terrestrial bypasses,

Hot

Undersea cables cut in Red Sea, disrupting internet in parts of region

Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East, experts said

Hot

Syrian Internet outage blamed on problem with fibre optics cable:

A problem with a fibre optics cable was responsible for an Internet outage that cut off civil war-ravaged Syria from the

Hot

Fiber optic cable cut disrupts telecom, internet services in southern Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria (AA) - Telecommunications and internet services have been affected in Syria''s southern provinces

Hot

Russian soldiers cut FPV Drone fiber optic line mid flight

Video shows Russian soldiers ambushed and cut the fiber-optic cable of a Ukrainian FPV

Hot

Exclusive: Riyadh wants to replace Israel with Syria for

Saudi Arabia wants to replace Israel with Syria as the transit country for a fibre-optic cable

Hot

Gulf companies compete for Syrian fibre optic project

Syrian internet connectivity is poor SilkLink project aims to improve it US sanctions lifted

Hot

Cable Attack Cuts Internet Across Four Syrian Provinces for 16 Hours

An attack on the Damascus–Homs fiber-optic backbone cut internet across Homs, Aleppo, Hama and Tartous on 30

Hot

Gulf Arab telecos compete for Syria fibre optic project, sources say

Syria''s government is in talks with regional telecoms companies Zain, Etisalat, STC and Ooredoo for a roughly $300

Hot

Communication blackout in Syria''s Daraa, Suwayda due to cable

Telecommunications and internet services in Syria''s southern provinces of Daraa and Suwayda were disrupted on

Fiber Optic & Network Insights

Need a Reliable Fiber Contractor?

Contact us for competitive quotes and expert installation services

Get a Quote