Iraq Connectivity Degradation Observed Early June 11
Iraq experienced a significant internet connectivity disruption in the early hours of June 11, UTC. The degradation lasted approximately 90 minutes, centered around a 03:00 UTC onset, and was characterized by a sharp decline in network reachability.
Technical Details
The event recorded a severity score of 6,069. The primary affected signal was the ping-slash24 metric, which measures ICMP reachability across IPv4 /24 network prefixes. This signal showed a drop magnitude of -70% from its peak during the observation window.
Other network health indicators also registered anomalies. The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane signal, which reflects routing visibility for prefixes, saw a -47% drop. The gtr.sarima signal, which forecasts deviation from expected traffic baselines, recorded a -55% drop. The ucsd-nt signal, a proxy for aggregate connectivity based on backscatter measurements, fell by -92%.
The cause has not been publicly attributed. The disruption had concluded by the end of the observation window at 04:30 UTC.
