Drone strikes have damaged major Amazon cloud facilities in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, disrupting digital infrastructure across parts of the Middle East as tensions rise in the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict.
Amazon confirmed that two of its data centres in the UAE were directly struck by drones, while another facility in Bahrain suffered damage after a nearby drone strike.
The incidents affected Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company’s global cloud computing platform used by businesses, governments and technology firms.
According to Amazon, the attacks caused structural damage to buildings and disrupted power supply to critical systems inside the data centres.
Fire suppression systems were also activated during the incidents, which resulted in additional water damage to some equipment.
The company said the strikes occurred as military hostilities intensified in the region following coordinated attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran.
The broader conflict has triggered retaliatory actions and increased drone and missile activity across several Gulf countries.
Multiple cities in the Gulf have reportedly experienced collateral damage as stray weapons and drone strikes spread beyond primary military targets.
Amazon said it is currently working with local authorities to secure the affected facilities and restore services as quickly as possible.
The company also emphasised that the safety of its employees remains a top priority during recovery operations.
AWS operates some of the world’s most important cloud infrastructure, hosting critical data and applications for millions of users.
The platform powers websites, mobile applications, enterprise systems and artificial intelligence tools used globally.
Due to the damage, Amazon warned that some customers in the Middle East may experience service disruptions or slower performance while repairs continue.
To reduce the risk of data loss, the company advised affected customers to back up critical information and temporarily migrate workloads to AWS servers located in other regions around the world.
Earlier reports had indicated that unidentified objects struck one of Amazon’s UAE data centres over the weekend, but the company later confirmed the damage was caused by drone attacks linked to the wider regional conflict.
Engineers are currently assessing the extent of the damage while emergency repairs and infrastructure stabilisation efforts continue.
