Syrian Telecom, the state-owned telecommunications operator, announced that an international undersea cable connecting Tartous in Syria with Alexandria in Egypt was damaged in what the company described as an act of sabotage near the coast of Tartous.
According to statements made to the state news agency SANA, the disruption affected internet services for a large number of subscribers across Syria. The cable in question serves as a connection point linking Syria and Egypt for international internet traffic, and its impairment has interrupted that route.
Syrian Telecom said maintenance work and the full restoration of services will take time. The company characterized the incident as part of what it described as a systematic sabotage campaign targeting the country’s telecommunications sector.
The operator did not provide additional technical details in its public statements to SANA about the location of the damage beyond describing it as near the Tartous coast, nor did it offer a specific timeline for when service would be fully restored. The report highlighted the immediate consequence of interrupted service for many subscribers across Syria but did not quantify the number of affected users.
Because the damaged undersea cable functions as an international link between Syria and Egypt, the outage has implications for the country’s external internet connectivity. Syrian Telecom’s public characterization of the event as part of a broader campaign against telecommunications indicates the operator views the damage as intentional rather than accidental.
For now, the company has limited its remarks to stating that repair operations will be necessary and urging patience as maintenance proceeds. No further information on the scope of repair work, the agencies involved, or a firm restoration schedule was provided in the statements relayed to SANA.
Summary of the situation: An international undersea cable linking Tartous to Alexandria was reported damaged in what Syrian Telecom called sabotage near Tartous, disrupting internet for many subscribers across Syria. The state operator said repairs will take time and framed the incident as part of a systematic campaign against the telecommunications sector.