Libya mourns military chief Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, who was seen as a unifying figure amid deep political divisions.
(Al Jazeera) – The Libyan army’s Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, has been killed in a plane crash in Turkiye while returning from an official visit to Ankara.
Turkish officials said the private aircraft, which was heading back to Tripoli on Tuesday, requested an emergency landing due to an electrical failure just minutes after takeoff, but then lost contact.
The crash, which also killed four senior Libyan military officials and three crew members, has sent shockwaves across Libya, where General al-Haddad was seen as a unifying figure amid deep political divisions. The Libyan government has announced three days of national mourning.
Here is what we know so far:
Who was Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad?
General al-Haddad was Libya’s chief of the General Staff, the highest-ranking military officer in the country’s armed forces.
