Libya lays army chief of staff to rest in Misrata

Al JazeeraEN 5 min read 100% complete by Malik TrainaDecember 28, 2025 at 01:30 PM

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Libya held funerals for its army chief of staff, General Mohammed al-Haddad, and four other military officials on December 28, 2025, in Misrata and their respective hometowns. They died in a plane crash in central Turkiye on Tuesday, December 23, after returning from meetings in Ankara with Turkish defense officials regarding military cooperation. Preliminary investigations by Turkish authorities suggest a technical failure caused the crash. A joint Libyan-Turkish military committee is investigating, with the flight recorder being sent to a neutral country for analysis. The identification of the victims was difficult, requiring DNA testing due to the severity of the crash.

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Ankara ×280% Mohammed al-Haddad ×5100% Turkiye ×3100% Libya ×4100%

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