Libyan Army Chief Al-Haddad Dies in Turkey Plane Crash ✈️

Libya’s army chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, has died after a military jet crashed shortly after departing Türkiye’s capital, Ankara.

Turkish authorities said the jet requested an emergency landing before crashing in a rural district south of Ankara, with debris later located by search teams.

Libya’s prime minister said radio contact was lost with the aircraft as it travelled to Tripoli, carrying Haddad and four others.

The cause of the crash is not yet known. The incident comes a day after Türkiye extended the mandate of its military deployment in Libya, where it backs the Tripoli-based government.

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