Zawiya oil complex — multi-day drone attack wave

What happened

A series of drone strikes hit critical infrastructure around Zawiya over several days. Libya's National Oil Corporation said weekend strikes damaged a fuel tank and a desalination plant linked to the oil complex. On 10 August, a drone directly struck a gasoline-storage tank at the Zawiya refinery, igniting a major fire that burned overnight; the tank, which held 4.5 million litres of fuel, subsequently collapsed and the operator declared its maximum emergency level. While responders were fighting the blaze on 11 August, another drone landed near a key refinery tank without reported casualties. Two further drones struck Zawiya's power plant: one damaged its firefighting system and another landed close to the main fuel storage and started a fire that was quickly controlled. The National Oil Corporation said all fires were extinguished by late 11 August. No group had claimed responsibility, and the public reporting did not establish an attacker, a complete refinery shutdown, a quantified production loss or pollution. This grouped marker represents the closely spaced attacks across the refinery, associated desalination facilities and nearby power plant rather than implying that every strike hit the same installation.