AWS Bahrain suffers major disruption due to the ongoing US-Iran conflict — drone activity blamed for service interruption

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The AWS Health Dashboard reports that multiple services in the Bahrain region are experiencing operational issues and disruption. Multiple AWS sites have been hit in the Middle East since the beginning of the conflict, including two confirmed strikes in the UAE. The Bahrain site also experienced a drone strike in close proximity at that time, meaning this is the second time that the company’s services have been disrupted in the area. AWS attributed the disruption to drone activity in the area, with the company saying that it's helping affected clients move to AWS data centers that aren’t affected by the war.

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