Tobruk-Alexandria and the Front Line: Three Simultaneous Libyan Strikes Raise One Question—Who Benefits?
✍️ By Egyptian journalist Amr Basyouni
Amidst rapid and unprecedented developments, Libya is witnessing a series of targeted blows striking three fundamental pillars simultaneously—a scenario that raises significant questions regarding its timing and implications.
Within a span of hours, the Libyan capital was shaken by news of the sudden resignation of the Central Bank of Libya’s Governor. He declined to disclose his reasons, describing them as “highly sensitive,” at a time when this vital position was central to delicate economic maneuvers. The economic shock was not the only development; it coincided with the assassination of the eastern region’s Director of Military Intelligence via an explosive device planted outside his home—an operation bearing the hallmarks of a systematic liquidation. Meanwhile, oil facilities in Zawiya were targeted by drone strikes of unknown origin, causing tangible damage just as Libyan oil production had reached record levels.
The question that inevitably arises is: Who stands to benefit from this destructive simultaneity? Why did these strikes occur precisely as Egypt and Libya were moving to establish a strategic pipeline—costing over a billion dollars—to transport crude oil from Tobruk to Alexandria? This project promises to serve as an energy lifeline connecting the two nations, bolstering Egypt’s supply security and multiplying the value-added potential of Libyan oil. The coincidence of these events with Libya’s move toward an advanced economic partnership with Egypt raises a deeper question: Are there parties that view Libya’s stability and its growing economic ties with regional neighbors as a threat to their own interests? Who stands to gain from keeping Libya teetering between security chaos and institutional collapse—precisely when the world is counting on stable energy supplies via the Mediterranean gateway?
One certainty remains: targeting oil facilities and disrupting projects that bolster regional energy security is no mere act of fleeting sabotage. Rather, it is a clear signal that Libya’s stability has become a matter of regional and international stakes; whoever holds the keys to stability in Tripoli and Benghazi also holds the reins of the balance of power across the entire Eastern Mediterranean. Until evidence emerges and investigations reveal the perpetrators, questions linger: Are we witnessing external hands redrawing the oil map through the bloodshed of leaders and currency collapse? Or has the internal conflict developed new mechanisms to destroy the state’s assets amidst a period of suspicious international silence?
Tobruk, Alexandria, and the line of fire—three simultaneous blows in Libya raise a single question: Who stands to benefit?
التاريخ 12-8-2026
