Drone strikes hit Libya's Zawiya oil and power infrastructure
Analysis based on 45 articles · First reported Jun 17, 2025 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026
The attacks threaten Libya's oil production and exports, potentially disrupting global oil supply and raising oil prices. The damage to power infrastructure could worsen electricity shortages, affecting local businesses and the broader economy.
A series of drone strikes targeted critical energy infrastructure in Libya — Zawiya, Libya, including the country's largest oil refinery, a power plant, and an electrical substation, causing fires, outages, and damage. The National Oil Corporation warned it could declare force majeure and halt operations at the Libya — Zawiya refinery if attacks continued. The attacks occurred amid rising tensions between the western government of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh and warlord Mohamed Bahroun, who controls Libya — Zawiya. No group claimed responsibility. Separately, a car bomb in Libya — Benghazi killed Major General Fawzy al-Mansouri, a senior military intelligence officer in Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visited Libya during the attacks, meeting with officials in Libya — Tripoli and Libya — Benghazi.
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