Libya has held a military ceremony for senior military officers, including army chief of staff Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, killed in a plane crash in Turkiye earlier this week. The bodies of eight victims arrived at the Defence Ministry in Tripoli for the military ceremony after a similar event was held in Turkiye earlier on Saturday. Earlier on Sunday, Turkiye held a military ceremony at Murted airbase outside Ankara to honour the delegation. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementTurkiye has been the main backer of Libya’s western government but has recently taken steps to improve ties with the eastern-based administration as well. Traina said it will be “extremely difficult” for Libya’s western government to find someone as respected to replace al-Haddad, who had chaired a UN-backed truce committee.
