Libyan Army Chief of Staff Killed in Plane Crash in Turkey

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This handout photograph taken and released by the Turkish Defence Ministry on December 23, 2025, shows Lybia's Chief of the General Staff, General Muhammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad posing posing during his meeting with Turkey's Defence Minister in Ankara. The wreckage of the plane carrying the Libyan chief of staff, which disappeared shortly after taking off from Ankara in the evening of December 23, 2025, has been found, the Turkish interior minister has announced. "The wreckage of the plane that took off from Ankara-Esenboga Airport bound for Tripoli was found by our gendarmerie forces 2 km south of the village of Kesikkavak, in the district of Haymana," about 50 km southeast of the Turkish capital, Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on X. (Photo by HANDOUT / TURKISH DEFENCE MINISTRY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / TURKISH DEFENCE MINISTRY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Updated: Dec 24, 2025
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Libya’s Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Dbeibah, announced on Tuesday that the country’s army chief of general staff, Mohammed al-Haddad, and several other senior military officials died in a plane crash in Turkey.

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The officials were traveling back from Ankara when the aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff. Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya confirmed that the wreckage was located by the country’s gendarmerie.

Haddad had served as Libya’s army chief of general staff since August 2020, appointed by former Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj. A photographer and other military personnel were also on board.

Describing the incident as a “tragic loss,” Dbeibah said: “We have lost men who served their country with loyalty and dedication and were examples of discipline, responsibility, and national commitment.”

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