Drone strikes put Libya’s Zawiya oil hub at risk

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A widening drone campaign against Libya’s most important western oil complex is threatening refinery operations and exports, with the country’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) warning it could declare force majeure if attacks continue. A succession of drones has targeted energy infrastructure around Zawiya, approximately 40 km west of Tripoli, hitting the refinery complex, fuel storage …

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