The internet can bring loved ones closer together, and it can galvanize a revolution, so when the internet goes dark for war-torn Syria, it can hinder, as well as terminate all forms of telecommunications there.

One would think that in a war torn country like Syria, internet blackouts would not be unusual. The Times reported that this is the second time in the month, but this time it affected at least 95 percent of Syria's networks, making them virtually blind.

Renesys, an internet monitoring company, first reported the internet virtually stopping at around 8:30 ET; Google also had traffic in the area slowing down, and then resuming by 3:30 p.m. 

The Syrian government typically blames technical problems for this issue. But depending on who you ask, it could be either cyber freedom activists, or the Syrian government indeed.

However, CNET reported that in the past, divergent players such as the "Online Hacking Collective Anonymous" or the "Syrian Electronic Army (SEA)," a President Bashar Assad loyalist group, have waged attacks on Syria's internet.

But two cyber groups have emerged claiming responsibility for the blackout. There is the "European Cyber Army," that claim they are retaliating for hacks by the SEA on U.S. and European websites over the past year. They call the SEA a grave threat that should be wiped off the face of the internet, and a threat like SEA should be neutralized before it spreads like a disease.

The second group is the Syrian government. They posted a message on the country's state owned Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) that their regional, and international communications, and internet network, were cut off in all of the provinces due to the breakdown in the optical fiber cable.

The Syrian government's explanation for the internet might be accurate, Mashable.com reported. Renesys researcher Doug Madory, stated that the broken fiber optical cable explanation, could be plausible for the internet blackout.

"If there is a single fiber line that connects Tartous with Syrian Telecommunications Establishment's central office in Damascus, and that was what was cut, then this is possible," Madory said.

But internet blackouts could also be consistent with the country's military operations or offensives. 

Syria has been yanked offline back in November in 2012, and last May both breakdowns similar to this latest blackout made the internet, mobile, and land-line networks inaccessible.