Syria experiences BGP control plane disruption lasting over 16 hours

Syria experienced a significant disruption to its internet control plane on July 22, 2026, lasting for more than 16 hours. The event primarily impacted Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) visibility, a key signal for routing stability, beginning at approximately 08:25 UTC and concluding around 00:30 UTC the following day.

Technical Details

The disruption registered a severity score of 2,218, with the BGP signal showing the primary impact. The BGP signal measures the control plane visibility for network prefixes, indicating a reduction in the number of routes being advertised globally. The event lasted for a total of 16.1 hours. Other network health indicators, including active probing for IPv4 reachability and traffic volume forecasts, showed less significant deviations during the same observation window from 18:30 UTC on July 22 to 00:30 UTC on July 23.

The cause has not been publicly attributed.

Connectivity was reported restored by the end of the observation period.