The Commander-in-Chief of Libya died in a plane crash in Turkey while returning from cooperation talks with the Turkish government.
Foreign news agencies reported that General Mohamed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, Libya's Commander-in-Chief, died after the Falcon 50 aircraft he was on, along with four others, crashed in Turkey on the evening of Tuesday, 23 Dec 2025.
Ali Yerlikaya, Turkey's Minister of the Interior, posted on X that the signal from the private jet disappeared at 20:52 local time on Tuesday, about 42 minutes after the plane took off from Ankara airport.
The jet was en route to Tripoli, Libya, when it sent an emergency landing signal. Shortly after, all communication was lost. The wreckage was later found near Kesikkavak village in the Haymana district, southwest of Ankara. An investigation into the cause of the crash is currently underway.
Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, Prime Minister of the internationally recognized Government of National Unity (GNU), said he has been informed of General Al-Haddad's death along with other senior Libyan military officials who were on the jet.
The Prime Minister described it as a great national loss, stating that Libya "has lost a devoted and sincere servant of the nation."
General Al-Haddad and his delegation had traveled to Turkey for discussions aimed at strengthening military and security cooperation between the two countries.
Turkey has increased its role in Libya since its 2019 intervention to prevent eastern armed forces from ousting the internationally recognized government in Tripoli. Since then, Turkey has built strong political, military, and economic ties with Libya.
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Source:BBC