ISIS has announced it is going to shut down private internet access in Raqqa, the eastern Syrian city that functions as the extremist group’s de-facto capital, the Financial Times reports.
The move will make it harder for residents to keep in contact with the world beyond ISIS’s self-proclaimed "caliphate," as the only Internet connections left would be accessed through ISIS-controlled internet cafes, according to activists.
Parts of northern Syria, including Aleppo, have been without access to internet since March now.
The group circulated leaflets informing internet providers they had fours days to cut off private wifi connections, according to the Daily Telegraph. “The following is obligatory on all Internet providers: the removal of Wi-Fi connections distributed outside of Internet cafés and private connections, including for Islamic State soldiers,” the leaflet read.