The AWS Bahrain region has been disrupted due to drone activity, Amazon confirmed on Monday, March 23, 2026. This marks the second time in a month that the company’s cloud infrastructure in the area has been affected by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the disruption following a Reuters inquiry. As of Monday night, AWS had not updated its public status page to reflect the impact on its services.
Cause and Scope of the Disruption
Amazon did not immediately clarify whether its Bahrain facility was directly struck by a drone or whether the disruption resulted from nearby strikes. The company also did not provide details on the extent of the damage or the expected duration of the outage.
In response, Amazon said it is helping customers migrate workloads to alternate cloud computing regions while recovery efforts continue. The company issued a statement Monday night urging affected customers to act.
“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.”
Amazon, Statement
Second Incident This Month
This disruption is the second instance of drone activity affecting the AWS Bahrain region since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Earlier in March 2026, AWS reported that facilities in both Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates had lost power, requiring the transfer of computing workloads to other regions.
The strike on the UAE facility was the first time military action had disrupted a major U.S. technology company’s data center, according to Reuters. Amazon said it anticipated a “prolonged” recovery due to structural damage at that facility.
Structural Damage and Infrastructure Impact
AWS described the broader impact of these strikes on its infrastructure in a statement published earlier this month on its status page. The company noted that the incidents caused multiple categories of damage.
“These strikes have caused structural damage, disrupted power delivery to our infrastructure, and in some cases required fire suppression activities that resulted in additional water damage.”
AWS, Status Page Statement
AWS is Amazon’s cloud computing division and a primary driver of the company’s profits. It supports the operations of numerous major websites and government services globally.
Implications for Cloud Reliability in the Region
The repeated disruptions raise questions about the resilience of cloud infrastructure in conflict-affected areas. Businesses and government entities relying on Middle East-based AWS regions may face increased pressure to diversify their cloud deployments across geographically distant locations.
Amazon has not indicated a timeline for full restoration of services in Bahrain. The company continues to advise customers to migrate workloads to unaffected regions as the situation develops.