Drone Strike and Car Bombing Hit Libyan Infrastructure and Officials

A series of coordinated attacks targeted Libyan security and energy infrastructure on August 11. A car bombing killed Fawzi Al-Mansouri, the military intelligence chief for eastern Libya, while a drone strike hit the Zawiya refinery in the west. The drone attack caused a fuel-storage tank containing 4.5 million liters of car fuel to collapse.

Masoud Sulemen, chief of the National Oil Corp, declared a state of emergency at the refinery following the collapse. This incident follows previous drone strikes targeting the same plant and a nearby desalination station. The attacks occur as Libya faces severe internal instability, including an electricity crisis that has triggered protests against Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah and the potential resignation of central bank governor Naji Issa.

The violence complicates efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump to reunify the rival administrations and secure U.S. economic interests in the region.