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Blocked in Syria, confirmed by community testing in March 2026: the SES marketing page loads, but the AWS Console returns a 400 Access Restricted error for Syrian users, and Syria is missing from the sales contact form. The block has been verified, but no outreach to the company has been made yet.
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Community testing confirmed that Amazon SES remains blocked in Syria. The commercial landing page at aws.amazon.com/ses loads successfully, but clicking "Get started with Amazon SES" redirects to console.aws.amazon.com/ses where AWS returns a 400 status code with "Access Restricted — Your access is ...
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Frequently Asked Questions
No, Amazon SES is currently blocked in Syria. Users in Syria cannot access this service. We are tracking the situation and advocating for change.
Many international services blocked access to Syria due to previous sanctions and compliance policies. Even as sanctions are being reviewed, some companies have not yet restored access. Unblock Syria tracks these services and advocates for change.
You can help by voting on this page to show demand, sharing it on social media, and contacting Amazon SES directly to request they restore access for Syrian users.