Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah confirmed the news of the death of the country’s army chief of staff, Mohammad Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, after his plane lost radio contact in Turkish airspace.
Dbeibah announced Haddad’s death on the night of Tuesday, December 23, according to reports Reuters.
The prime minister officially issued a statement mourning the loss of the army chief of staff and noted that he was also accompanied by other military officers on the flight.
Previously, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya confirmed the discovery of the wreckage of the missing plane.
The plane was heading to Tripoli from Ankara’s Esenboga airport.
However, he lost radio contact 42 minutes after his departure.
In the last communication, the aircraft reported a request for an emergency landing over the Haymana district.
The Libyan military delegation, including Haddad, had been in Türkiye for official meetings with Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler and senior Turkish military commanders earlier in the day.
