Syria: Internet, phone service back in Damascus

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Syrian state media says Internet and telephone service have been restored in Damascus following a two-day, nationwide communications blackout.

The SANA state news agency says technical teams restored the services Saturday. It wasn’t clear whether service to the rest of the country was being restored.

The communications blackout began Thursday, raising fears of a burst of fighting outside the public eye. The government and rebels have blamed each other for cutting the lines.

Syrian troops are fighting a 20-month-old revolt against the President Bashar Assad’s regime. Activists say some 40,000 people have been killed in the violence.

Associated Press

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  1. Hannibal Avatar

    Asma couldn’t live without the Internet… She threatened Bashoura with joining the FSA… He turned the Internet back on. 😉

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar

      More than likely a ‘maintenance/service disrupt’ … with some new ‘software’ going in for all the spies.
      With all the bombs landing on things, it’s a wonder it lasted so long anyway.

  2. Hannibal Avatar

    Asma couldn’t live without the Internet… She threatened Bashoura with joining the FSA… He turned the Internet back on. 😉

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar

      More than likely a ‘maintenance/service disrupt’ … with some new ‘software’ going in for all the spies.
      With all the bombs landing on things, it’s a wonder it lasted so long anyway.

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