Syria has gone dark today as al commercial air traffic and internet across the country has been shut down. Many believe this could be an attempt to get control over the violence that has been occurring between government offense and rebel fighters. The shutdown of internet will likely diminish the ability of the opposition who have been utilizing online communications for coordination of their efforts. Officials have not been able to say when this blackout will be lifted and few means of communication can still work. Those with private satellites on their homes may still be able to connect, however, phone services are even down in most areas.
Many are now worried that the recent increase in violence will “force the government’s hand,” some ask for the world’s help to protect civilians from the violence. This move might hinder the government, but many of the rebel forces have additional means of communicating with access to the web. When Syrian returns power, the rest of the world will wait to see what the light brings.
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Its almost unbelievable, nothing like this has happened save in the Egyptian revolution, shows the vulnerability of our society
I don’t know about that. This is the modern take on tactics that have been used since the dawn of conflict. If you can cut the “enemy” off from supplies or communication, you are cutting of the lifeline. With modern technology though, and how the rebels are apart of the population, anyone could utilizes resources unless no one can.
Seriously? I would think the population would rebel in having what is such a ‘basic’ thing as internet taken away from them. Imagine if that happened here in the Westernized world? That is how much we have become reliant on the internet!
The rebels got those anti-air missiles, the regime is losing military bases….I fear this is a prelude to some unbelievable, millions-murdered type atrocities. Syria has chemical, and possibly biological weapons– get ready for a true holocaust. NATO needs to invade, ASAP.
@97–They ARE rebelling- it’s been a bloody all-out civil war with tens of thousands of deaths so far.
@Michael- I know, but the rebelling will get worse! And this will mean more deaths……..