Internet Service

Internet service: The state news agency SANA said a problem with a fiber optics cable was to blame for the second nationwide outage since November, according to CBC. Internet service abruptly stopped at about 9:45 p.m. local time on Tuesday and was back on sometime after 5 p.m. Wednesday and Internet service was restored across Syria on Wednesday, after a countrywide outage cut off the country from the rest of the world for nearly 20 hours, state media said. There had been speculation that the regime pulled the plug, possibly as a cover for military actions, but no large-scale military offensives were reported Wednesday. In the past, President Bashar al-Assads government halted Internet service in selected areas during government offensives to disrupt communication among opposition fighters. SYRIA CIVIL WAR Key facts, important players in Syria's bloody conflict (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.