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Plane Carrying Libyan Chief of General Staff Crashes in Turkiye
Plane Carrying Libyan Chief of General Staff Crashes in Turkiye
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A technical malfunction may have been the cause of the crash of a plane carrying Libyan Army Chief of Staff Ali al-Haddad, Minister of State of the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU) Walid al-Lafi said on Tuesday.
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Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, head of Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU), confirmed that Chief of Staff Ali al-Haddad and his delegation were killed in the crash. Their plane vanished from radars shortly after taking off from Ankara. "Everything points to a technical malfunction as the cause of the plane crash," al-Lafi told Al-Jazeera. According to Burhanettin Duran, the head of communications for the Turkish presidency, everyone aboard the plane died in the crash."On December 23, 2025, a private jet carrying Libyan Chief of General Staff General Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al Haddad, four members of his entourage, and three crew members took off from Esenboga Airport at 20:17. At 20:33, it reported an emergency due to an electrical malfunction to air traffic control and requested an emergency landing," Duran said on X. The aircraft was redirected back to Esenboga Airport and began its descent for an emergency landing, but disappeared from radar screens at 20:36 local time on Tuesday, the Turkish communications director specified. "Following search operations initiated by teams affiliated with our Ministry of Interior, the wreckage of the aircraft that is believed to have crashed has been reached, and all relevant institutions are meticulously continuing the necessary work," Duran said.Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X on Tuesday that there were five passengers on board the plane, including Chief of the General Staff of the Libyan army Mohammad Al-Haddad.
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Plane Carrying Libyan Chief of General Staff Crashes in Turkiye
03:17 GMT 24.12.2025 (Updated: 09:06 GMT 24.12.2025) A technical malfunction may have been the cause of a plane crash killing Libyan Army Chief of Staff Ali al-Haddad, Minister of State of the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU) Walid al-Lafi said on Tuesday.
Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, head of Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU), confirmed that Chief of Staff Ali al-Haddad and his delegation were killed in the crash. Their plane vanished from radars shortly after taking off from Ankara.
"Everything points to a technical malfunction as the cause of the plane crash," al-Lafi told Al-Jazeera.
According to Burhanettin Duran, the head of communications for the Turkish presidency, everyone aboard the plane died in the crash.
"On December 23, 2025, a private jet carrying Libyan Chief of General Staff General Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al Haddad, four members of his entourage, and three crew members took off from Esenboga Airport at 20:17. At 20:33, it reported an emergency due to an electrical malfunction to air traffic control and requested an emergency landing," Duran said on X.
27 November 2023, 14:31 GMT
The aircraft was redirected back to Esenboga Airport and began its descent for an emergency landing, but disappeared from radar screens at 20:36 local time on Tuesday, the Turkish communications director specified.
"Following search operations initiated by teams affiliated with our Ministry of Interior, the wreckage of the aircraft that is believed to have crashed has been reached, and all relevant institutions are meticulously continuing the necessary work," Duran said.
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on X on Tuesday that there were five passengers on board the plane, including Chief of the General Staff of the Libyan army Mohammad Al-Haddad.
