A view of the Syrian town of Douma, in the Eastern Ghouta region, east of the capital Damascus late on February 29, 2016 during a halt in fighting.(Photo: Sameer Al-Doumy, AFP/Getty Images)
A sudden power outage hit Syria on Thursday, the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Syrian Ministry of Electricity said, according to the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
official Syrian Arab News Agency.
Maintenance teams were working to identify the cause of the blackout and quickly restore electricity, an unidentified source at the ministry told the agency.
Internet service was restored following a partial outage to all provinces,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the Syrian Telecommunications Company<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said, according to SANA.
Electricity blackouts have occurred frequently during the 5-year-old conflict engulfing Syria, but it is rare for the entire country to be affected at the same time, the Associated Press reports. Previous blackouts were blamed on rebel attacks targeting the electricity network.
A shaky cease-fire between government and rebel forces that was brokered<span style="color: Red;">*</span>by the U.S. and Russia went into effect over the weekend. The agreement excludes<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the Islamic State and al-Nusra Front, which is linked to Al-Qaeda.
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