Iraq connectivity degraded for 90 minutes early Friday
Iraq experienced a degradation in internet connectivity beginning at 03:00 UTC on Friday, June 13, 2026. The disruption lasted approximately 90 minutes, ending by 04:30 UTC. The event was characterized by a significant drop in network reachability.
Technical Details
The primary affected metric was the ping-slash24 signal, which measures ICMP reachability across IPv4 network prefixes. This signal recorded a severity score of 6,072, with a drop magnitude of 69% from its peak value during the observation window.
Other signals also showed deviations. The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) signal, which reflects control plane visibility for network prefixes, saw an 18% drop from its peak. The gtr.sarima signal, which forecasts deviation from an expected traffic baseline, recorded a 55% drop. The ucsd-nt signal, a proxy for aggregate connectivity based on backscatter measurements, fell by 85% from its peak.
The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Connectivity was reported restored by the end of the observation period.
