Syria conflict: Massive power blackout across country
- 8 years ago
Syria has suffered a massive power blackout across the country due to "unknown reasons", state media said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based group that monitors the Syrian conflict through a network of sources, also reported power cuts in the "vast majority" of provinces, while Damascus residents told the AFP news agency that there had been a cut in the capital since 13:00 .
Sana also quoted the state-owned Syrian Telecommunication Establishment as saying internet services were partially halted "as a result of sudden damage to one of the network hubs and repair teams have been sent to fix it".
Amnesty said the attacks, which it said were flagrant violations of international humanitarian law, appeared to be aimed at paving the way for government ground forces to advance in the weeks before the cessation of hostilities took effect.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based group that monitors the Syrian conflict through a network of sources, also reported power cuts in the "vast majority" of provinces, while Damascus residents told the AFP news agency that there had been a cut in the capital since 13:00 .
Sana also quoted the state-owned Syrian Telecommunication Establishment as saying internet services were partially halted "as a result of sudden damage to one of the network hubs and repair teams have been sent to fix it".
Amnesty said the attacks, which it said were flagrant violations of international humanitarian law, appeared to be aimed at paving the way for government ground forces to advance in the weeks before the cessation of hostilities took effect.