Government Cuts Internet access Across Syria.

Syrian government imposed Internet blackout on Thursday along with severing phone service, leaving Syrians largely block from contact with the world.

The Internet outage ended up being confirmed by two U. Utes. -based companies that monitor online connectivity and is particularly unprecedented in the 20-month-long uprising versus Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.

​​Authorities often cut phone lines and Internet access in areas where government forces are conducting major military procedures.

Internet experts tracked the outage in order to government-controlled tracer routes. But a pro-government television station quoted Syria's minister of info as saying "terrorists" - the government's term to the opposition - were responsible.

​​Social media websites started buzzing Thursday morning as most of Syria appeared to be offline.

Jim Cowie, the fundamental technology officer and co-founder in U. S. -based Renesys, a strong that monitors Internet connectivity, said the blackout is extensive.

"It's the somewhat unambiguous situation, " Cowie said. "The Internet has simply turned off. "