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IRGC claims it destroyed Amazon's Bahrain data center

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Re: IRGC claims it destroyed Amazon's Bahrain data center

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Post by cyanydeez »

input_sh wrote: post #60

After this strike, the only AWS region in the ME that remains operational is the one in Tel Aviv (a bit ironic if you ask me). UAE has been down for months, Bahrain is now offline, Saudi Arabia is still under construction.

not really ironic given the billions of dollars israel gets to defend themselves. Iran, and most of the modern world, are not idiots.

Re: IRGC claims it destroyed Amazon's Bahrain data center

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Post by dhx »

AWS's 3 data centres in me-south-1 are:

BAH53 (Manama): https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1492345589

  An adjoining substation to BAH53 had one of it's two main buildings damaged/destroyed about 2026-07-16 per https://soaratlas.com/maps/asia-damage-to-data-center-power-substation-bahrain-jul-16th-2026-142024

  Then about 2026-07-22 BAH53 itself was damaged/destroyed per https://soaratlas.com/maps/asia-damage-to-amazon-web-services-bahrain-jul-22nd-2026-142112

  Possibly the least defended of the three sites as there is no air/missile defence battery in between this site and Iran.
BAH54 (Zallaq): https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1359931661

  No media reports about this data centre being attacked previously. Possibly the safest of the three as there are at least two (probably three) air/missile defence batteries in between this site and Iran.
BAH55 (Hamala): https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/956069872

  Apparently the Batelco DC.1 data centre adjoining (and apparently critical to) BAH55 was damaged/destroyed about 2026-04-01 per https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgk28nj0lrjo _or_ the adjoining substation to these two facilities was damaged/destroyed -- news articles are hard to follow as to what exactly might have been damaged and the extent of damage caused.

  Middle ground for defence with one or two (maybe three) air/missile defence batteries between this site and Iran, depending on where drones/missiles are launched from.
If these data centres are rebuilt, you'd maybe expect them to be rebuilt in new locations behind existing _permanent_ (and seemingly quite expensive) air/missile defence batteries in Bahrain (https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1492281507 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1492953902). Based on the permanency of those air/missile defence batteries it doesn't look like the government of Bahrain are expecting things to get safer for data centre hosting in Bahrain any time soon.

Re: IRGC claims it destroyed Amazon's Bahrain data center

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Post by stickfigure »

SG- wrote: post #37
londons_explore wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm kinda surprised Amazon didn't send a team to collect all storage devices from the wreckage and ship them elsewhere to be connected to the network for recovery.

I'm surprised you'd think sending civilians into a war zone is a good thing.

1.5M civilians already live in Bahrain. This usage makes the term "war zone" meaningless.

Re: IRGC claims it destroyed Amazon's Bahrain data center

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Post by watwut »

drstewart wrote: post #54
Matl wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's amazing how these people don't seem to get that the very fact it's an occupation makes basically everything Israel does there illegitimate. If someone enters my house uninvited, I don't care what they have to say to justify themselves because they don't have a right to be there in the first place. Also, Israel designates tents dual use. Designating an AWS location very likely used for targeting assistance during…

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In this analogy, Israel is equivalent of a violent lawless invader. ICE are violent lawless invaders.

Re: IRGC claims it destroyed Amazon's Bahrain data center

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Post by dundarious »

cyanydeez wrote: post #61
input_sh wrote: post #60

After this strike, the only AWS region in the ME that remains operational is the one in Tel Aviv (a bit ironic if you ask me). UAE has been down for months, Bahrain is now offline, Saudi Arabia is still under construction.

not really ironic given the billions of dollars israel gets to defend themselves. Iran, and most of the modern world, are not idiots.

Radars and bases along the path of travel from Iran to Israel have been progressively degraded. Various interceptor types also have low stockpiles at present. I'm absolutely not an expert keeping well-informed, but my understanding is that Jordan's recent losses mean much of the path is now relatively clear of air defenses, and Israel would have to mount most/all defenses from their own territory for the first time. But Israel is at-present not engaging in the war, preferring to let US do the work, as a minister recently stated. Regardless, it may be attacked, depending on IDF actions in Lebanon.
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