Internet has been restored in Syria after a two-day blackout. Source: Supplied
SYRIA'S internet appears to have been restored after a two-day blackout, residents and state media say.
The blackout was blamed by state media on a technical fault, but activists and a watchdog accused the regime of deliberating cutting the connection to shield military operations.
In a breaking news alert, Syrian state television announced internet and communications were back up and running.
Landline phone services between Syrian provinces had also been down since Tuesday, state news agency SANA said.
US tech firms and the US State Department reported the blackout on Tuesday but did not specify any reasons for it. A similar blackout happened last November.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the blackout appeared to be a deliberate cut to help regime forces carrying out military operations.
Syria is ranked 176 out of 179 countries in a worldwide press freedom index compiled by international press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
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