Armed Group Call for Uprising against ‘Turkish Occupation’ of Libya

Libyans gather at the Martyrs' Square in Tripoli on August 17, 2023 following recent deadly clashes. (AFP)
Libyans gather at the Martyrs' Square in Tripoli on August 17, 2023 following recent deadly clashes. (AFP)
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Armed Group Call for Uprising against ‘Turkish Occupation’ of Libya

Libyans gather at the Martyrs' Square in Tripoli on August 17, 2023 following recent deadly clashes. (AFP)
Libyans gather at the Martyrs' Square in Tripoli on August 17, 2023 following recent deadly clashes. (AFP)

An unidentified Libyan armed group has declared a “popular armed uprising” against the “Turkish occupation of Libya.”

The group accused Türkiye of “overreaching in its control over key Libyan areas”, including Al-Watiya Airbase, Sidi Bilal Port, and more recently, the vital Khoms Port.

“We announce that all locations occupied by the Turks are legitimate targets for the heroes of the uprising.”

In a statement published Monday by local media, the group said the Turkish bases and camps in Libya are “nothing short of the initial steps towards colonization, and an attempt to drag Libya back into a bygone colonial era.”

The uprising is aimed at informing the Turks that Libya will not be occupied again and its wealth and resources will not be robbed and that the Libyans should be allowed to determine their own fate.

The statement did not name the group.

The Government of National Unity, Presidential Council and Libyan National Army did not comment on the statement.

Meanwhile, the Turkish Ministry of Defense released on Tuesday images of a Turkish military frigate conducting training off the coast of Libya. The training included live-fire weapons tests and helicopter operations.



Drone Attack Targets Tawke Oilfield in Iraq's Kurdistan

General view of the Sarsang oilfield operated by HKN Energy, after a drone attack, in Duhok province, Iraq, July 17, 2025. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
General view of the Sarsang oilfield operated by HKN Energy, after a drone attack, in Duhok province, Iraq, July 17, 2025. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
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Drone Attack Targets Tawke Oilfield in Iraq's Kurdistan

General view of the Sarsang oilfield operated by HKN Energy, after a drone attack, in Duhok province, Iraq, July 17, 2025. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari
General view of the Sarsang oilfield operated by HKN Energy, after a drone attack, in Duhok province, Iraq, July 17, 2025. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

A drone attack targeted an oilfield operated by Norwegian oil and gas firm DNO in Tawke, in the Zakho Administration area of northern Iraq, on Thursday, the Kurdistan region's counter-terrorism service said.

The attack is the second on the DNO-operated field since a wave of drone attacks began early this week.

DNO, which operates the Tawke and Peshkabour oilfields in the Zakho area that borders Türkiye, temporarily suspended production at the fields following explosions that caused no injuries, the counter-terrorism service said.

DNO did not immediately reply to a request for comment.

This week's drone attacks have reduced oil output from oilfields in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region by between 140,000 to 150,000 barrels per day, two energy officials said on Wednesday, as infrastructure damage forced multiple shutdowns.