#Syriatel

Damascus Dossier: Syrian Telecoms Operator Helped Assad Regime Spy on Citizens Documents recovered after the fall of former Syrian dictator Bashar Al Assad show how Syriatel shared client phone data with an intelligence agency.

No surprises here: #Syriatel was a tool (or coopted as a tool) of the Asad regime: www.occrp.org/en/scoop/dam....

A sharp hike in prepaid mobile and internet prices by #Syriatel and #MTN —reaching up to 1,100% in some bundles—sparked public outrage. The Communications Ministry said it has asked both companies to explain and justify the move. #Syria #Telecom

SIM cards in #Syria are #Iranian made.
#Iran has infiltrated the #Syrians through #Syriatel and #MTN SIM cards. The company providing these SIM cards is an #Iranian company called Sagha Company, known as “Saqa”.

Telecommunications companies in #Syria, #Syriatel, and #MTN, have begun installing telecommunications towers in #Idlib and all #Syrian governorates.

After Assad’s fall, Syrian telecoms like #SyriaTel symbolically changed logos to reflect the revolution. But have things really changed, or are these networks still compromised for surveillance? Let’s unpack this critical issue