Drone Attack Sparks Massive Fire at Zawiya Oil Refinery in Libya
Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) issued a critical alert on August 12 after an unidentified drone strike targeted the Zawiya oil refinery, the country's largest operational processing facility. The attack ignited a major fire in a primary storage tank, visible from several kilometers away. The NOC warned that continued strikes on energy infrastructure would force a total suspension of operations, threatening the national power grid and fuel supplies amid ongoing tensions between rival factions in western Libya.
Date: August 12, 2026
Location: Zawiya, Libya
Conflict: Libya Conflict
Category: airstrike
Severity: HIGH
Source: Al Jazeera