TRIPOLI/ANKARA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Libya held official ceremonies on Saturday to receive the bodies of its late army chief of staff Mohammed al-Haddad and his companions, who were killed in a plane crash in Türkiye earlier this week. The remains were flown to Tripoli International Airport, where they were received by senior Libyan officials including head of the Libyan Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi and Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah, the Libyan News Agency reported. Dbeibah pledged a thorough investigation into the crash, saying Libyan authorities are working closely with Türkiye to uncover the full circumstances, it reported. Al-Haddad and four other Libyan military officials were killed on Tuesday when their business jet crashed south of Ankara. The country is split between the UN-recognized Government of National Unity (GNU) in Tripoli and the eastern administration backed by the Libyan National Army (LNA) under the command of Khalifa Haftar.

Source: Libya Today December 27, 2025 21:15 UTC