Syria experiences brief BGP routing disruption
Syria experienced a brief but notable disruption to its internet routing infrastructure on July 20, 2026. The event, which lasted approximately 25 minutes, was characterized by a degradation in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane. The disruption began at 13:40 UTC and concluded by…
Syria experienced a brief but notable disruption to its internet routing infrastructure on July 20, 2026. The event, which lasted approximately 25 minutes, was characterized by a degradation in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane. The disruption began at 13:40 UTC and concluded by 14:05 UTC.
Technical Details
The disruption registered a severity score of 74, with the primary impact observed on BGP routing signals. The BGP median signal, which measures the visibility of network prefixes in the global routing table, recorded a drop of approximately 3% from its peak. Concurrently, other network telemetry signals, including active probing for reachability and traffic volume forecasts, showed minor deviations but remained largely stable throughout the observation period. The cause has not been publicly attributed.
The disruption was resolved within the same observation window.
