An Amazon spokesperson attributed the disruption to drone activity in the area, following inquiries by Reuters, which first reported the incident. As of Monday night, AWS had not updated its status page to reflect the latest impact. The company did not clarify whether its Bahrain facility was directly struck by drones or if nearby attacks caused the disruption.
Amazon said it is assisting customers by migrating workloads to alternate AWS regions while recovery efforts are underway, though no further details were provided on the extent of the damage or expected timeline for restoration. “As this situation evolves, and as we have advised before, we request those with workloads in the affected regions continue to migrate to other locations,” the company said in a statement Monday night.
AWS, Amazon’s cloud computing unit, is a critical backbone for many prominent websites, government operations, and serves as a major driver of the company’s profits.
This marks the second time drone activity has affected AWS operations in Bahrain since the recent escalation of conflict in the region. Earlier in March, AWS reported that facilities in both Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates had lost power due to drone strikes. At that time, the UAE facility suffered structural damage, disrupted power, and additional water damage from fire suppression efforts, requiring a “prolonged” recovery period.
Amazon has emphasized that customers should continue migrating workloads away from affected regions to ensure service continuity while recovery efforts are ongoing.