Drone strike ignites fire at Libya's Zawiya oil refinery

A drone strike set fire to gasoline storage at Libya’s Zawiya oil refinery, the nation’s largest operational refining complex, according to officials monitoring the incident. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of the day, ignited a blaze that quickly spread across the refinery’s fuel tanks, prompting an immediate emergency response from refinery personnel and local fire crews.

Libyan authorities reported that the fire was contained after several hours, but the incident disrupted production at the Zawiya plant, which supplies a substantial portion of the country’s fuel to the capital, Tripoli, and surrounding regions. The strike highlights the ongoing vulnerability of Libya’s energy infrastructure amid the broader conflict, and officials indicated that investigations are underway to identify the perpetrators while measures to safeguard other facilities are being reinforced.