From the Beeb:
Syria conflict: Massive power blackout across country
Syria has suffered a massive power blackout across the country due to "unknown reasons", state media said.
Officials were cited as saying power had been cut in all provinces and teams were trying to determine the cause.
The electricity ministry said power was being restored and service would resume by midnight (22:00 GMT), TV reported.
In most parts of war-torn Syria, electricity is already available only two to four hours a day, if at all. However, nationwide blackouts are rare.
And it just gets better:
Earlier on Thursday, Amnesty International said Russian and Syrian government forces appeared to have been deliberately and systematically targeting health facilities in the northern province of Aleppo in the past 12 weeks.
The human rights group reported that it had gathered "compelling evidence" of at least six deliberate attacks on hospitals, medical centres and clinics.
Those poor people - their nation is being used as a proxy battlefield for terrorist thugs and Russians (but I repeat myself).
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