Drone Strikes Brega's Airport Road Fuel Depot in Tripoli

An unidentified drone struck Brega Petroleum Marketing Company's Airport Road fuel depot in Tripoli in the early hours of Thursday, September 3, 2026, causing shrapnel damage to pipelines and two storage tanks (numbered 213 and 220). No injuries or fatalities were reported, and the National Oil Corporation said fuel receipt and distribution continued normally without interruption. Brega spokesman Ahmed Al-Masallati confirmed the incident; NOC condemned the attack as 'a dangerous indicator' requiring intensified protection of vital sites, placed emergency teams on full readiness, and began drawing down fuel levels in the affected tanks as a precaution. No group has claimed responsibility. The strike extends the drone campaign against Libyan oil infrastructure beyond Zawiya refinery, the target of six strikes in early August, to a fuel depot inside Tripoli itself.