Iraq experienced a nationwide internet connectivity disruption early on August 27, 2026, affecting core network infrastructure. The event, which began at approximately 03:20 UTC and lasted about 70 minutes, was characterized by significant degradation in both data plane reachability and routing control plane visibility.
Technical Details
The disruption recorded an overall severity score of 427,760. The primary impact was observed on the ping-slash24 signal, which measures ICMP reachability across active IPv4 network prefixes. This metric recorded a severity score of 4,561, with reachability dropping by up to 68% from its peak during the observation window.
Simultaneously, the bgp signal, which reflects the visibility of Iraqi network prefixes in the global Border Gateway Protocol routing tables, showed a degradation. The number of visible prefixes dropped by 16%, with a recorded severity score of 94 for this signal. The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Connectivity was reported restored by 04:30 UTC.
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