explanation as to why. those affected included amazon, the uk government website and media sites like the new york times and the guardian. issues had been reported early by the cloud computing provider fastly, on which many of these major websites depend. armed forces from the us and other western nations are facing a new threat in iraq. on two occasions, american air bases have come under attack from iranian—made drones fitted with explosives. it follows earlier rocket attacks on western forces but commanders say the drones are a game—changer in terms of threat. iran denies involvement but its proxies in iraq — the shia militia — have been growing in strength. 0ur middle east correspondent quentin sommerville has been to north—eastern syria, and iraq, and he sent this report. american troops have grown used to being in iraq.