As of July 2026, 13 out of 13 tested services are blocked or restricted in Syria. This includes AI services like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, as well as social platforms.
Service accessibility in Syria
| Service | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 🤖 ChatGPT | Blocked | Regional policy restricts access; OpenAI geo-restricts this area |
| 🧠 Claude | Blocked | Regional policy restricts access; Anthropic geo-restricts this area |
| ✨ Gemini | Blocked | Regional policy restricts Google; Gemini geo-restricts this area |
| 🎨 Midjourney | Blocked | Regional policy restricts access; service unavailable in this area |
| 💻 GitHub Copilot | Blocked | Service restricted in this region; regional policy also applies |
| 🤗 HuggingFace | Blocked | Not available in this region due to local policy |
| ▶️ YouTube | Blocked | Not available in this region since 2011 |
| Unstable | Intermittently accessible; many Google services blocked | |
| 📨 Telegram | Unstable | Intermittently blocked |
| Unstable | Intermittently blocked during conflict | |
| Blocked | Not available in this region due to local policy | |
| 🐦 X (Twitter) | Blocked | Not available in this region due to local policy |
| 📚 Wikipedia | Unstable | Arabic Wikipedia intermittently blocked |
Visiting Syria?
Traveling to Syria? Expect ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and 6 other services to be unreachable on local Wi-Fi and SIM cards. Google, Telegram and 2 other services may only work intermittently. Set up an encrypted connection before you arrive — it is much harder to do after you land.
Why your connection may be restricted
- Service provider restricts access from this region
- Regional network policy also applies
- Domain filtered by regional network policy
- Selective filtering of Google services
- Some domains accessible while others are restricted
- Service intermittently filtered by regional network policy
- Connectivity unreliable
- Google domains filtered by regional network policy
- Service restricted since 2011
- Service intermittently restricted during periods of conflict
- Network-level filtering applied periodically
- Selective filtering of certain content
- Intermittent network-level restrictions
Common symptoms
- Websites fail to load or time out
- Infinite loading or blank pages
- Login failures on specific services
- Connection timeout errors
- Slow or inconsistent speeds to certain sites
Common questions this tool answers
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You can verify your connection status using the real-time diagnostic tool above. Blocking data last verified 2026-07-14.
