Libya's army chief, Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, died in a plane crash in Turkey. The general and four other senior Libyan military officials were on a business jet flying from Ankara to Tripoli. Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh called the deaths a major national loss for his Government of National Unity.
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya stated the Falcon 50 aircraft lost contact after requesting an emergency landing. Signal loss happened less than an hour after takeoff from Ankara. Search teams located the wreckage near the village of Kesikkavak, southwest of the capital. An investigation into the cause is starting. The group had been in Turkey for talks to deepen military and security cooperation between the two nations. Turkey has held significant influence in Libya since its military intervention several years ago.
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya stated the Falcon 50 aircraft lost contact after requesting an emergency landing. Signal loss happened less than an hour after takeoff from Ankara. Search teams located the wreckage near the village of Kesikkavak, southwest of the capital. An investigation into the cause is starting. The group had been in Turkey for talks to deepen military and security cooperation between the two nations. Turkey has held significant influence in Libya since its military intervention several years ago.
