Iraq Experiences Connectivity Disruption Lasting 1.5 Hours

Iraq experienced a significant internet connectivity disruption in the early hours of May 24, 2026. The event began at 03:00 UTC and lasted approximately 1.5 hours, concluding by 04:30 UTC. The primary impact was observed in the reachability of the country’s core internet infrastructure.

Technical Details

The disruption registered a severity score of 5,972. The most affected metric was the ping-slash24 signal, which measures ICMP reachability across the country’s IPv4 /24 network prefixes. This signal showed a 69% drop from its peak value during the event.

Concurrently, other key internet health indicators showed deviations. The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) signal, which reflects control plane visibility for network prefixes, recorded a 59% drop. The gtr-norm signal, a forecast deviation from expected traffic baselines, fell by 46%. The merit-nt signal, a proxy for aggregate connectivity based on backscatter measurements, saw a 93% decline. The cause has not been publicly attributed.

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