A jet crashes in Ankara, Libyan general al-Haddad dies

The Chief of Staff of the Libyan Army, Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddadand four other Libyan officials they died in a plane crash near the Turkish capital Ankara. This was stated by the Libyan Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh. ‘Al Jazeera’ writes it. Dbeibeh said it was a “tragic accident” that occurred as the officials returned from Ankara.

“It is with deep sadness and great pain that we learned the news of the death of the Chief of Staff of the Libyan Army, Lieutenant General Mohamed Al-Haddad”Dbeibah said on his official Facebook page.

Together with Al Haddadthey died in plane crash il Chief of Staff of the Ground ForcesLieutenant General Al-Fitouri Ghraibil, the director ofMilitary Production AuthorityBrigadier General Mahmoud Al-Qatawi, the advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Libyan ArmyMuhammad Al-Asawi Diab, and the photographer of the press office of the Chief of Staff, Muhammad Omar Ahmed Mahjoub.

I Turkish media they reported that theHaddad’s plane And disappeared after reaching 32,400 feet above Ankara. For his part, the Turkish Ministry of the Interior revealed that contact with Haddad’s plane stopped after he requested a emergency landing ad Ankara.

Flight data and rescues

Flightradar24 reported that theAl-Haddad’s plane recorded agradual rise followed by a sudden dropdisappearing 16 minutes after takeoff. At the same time, the images circulated in Turkish media show them rescue teams looking for Haddad after a call had been heardexplosion in the area where his plane was flying.

General al-Haddad’s profile and his international ties

Al-Haddad era Chief of Staff of the Libyan Armed Forces dal September 2020. Nominated by Fayez Al Serraj was one of most important military figures of the Government of Tripoli. Al-Haddad had tightened extensive military tiesespecially with the Türkiye. Nell’August 2021 visited one Turkish frigate off the Libyan coast within the scope of Turkish naval operations. In the March 2023 he signed a military agreement with Italy a Roma for thetraining of Libyan special forces. With the USA, in July 2024Al-Haddad met i leader dell’AFRICOM to discuss the support for the unification of the Libyan army and of strengthening border security.