Amazon says its cloud services in Bahrain were disrupted again due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, marking the second such incident in a month.
The company confirmed that drone activity in the area caused the disruption, according to a spokesperson speaking after a Reuters inquiry. However, as of Monday night, Amazon Web Services had not updated its official status page with details of the issue.
Amazon did not clarify whether the Bahrain facility was directly hit or affected by nearby strikes. The company said it is currently helping customers move their workloads to other AWS regions while recovery efforts continue, but it did not share how severe the damage is or how long the disruption may last.
AWS is a key part of Amazon’s business, powering many major websites and government systems, and is also its biggest source of profit.
This is the second time recent military activity has impacted AWS infrastructure in the region. Earlier in March, facilities in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates experienced power outages. Amazon said at the time that damage from strikes had affected infrastructure, disrupted power supply, and even caused fire suppression systems to activate, leading to additional water damage.
The earlier incident in the UAE was notable as the first time military action disrupted a major US tech company’s data center. Amazon had warned that recovery could take a long time due to structural damage.
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