The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office assigned five prosecutors to examine all aspects of Monday evening's incident, which claimed the life of Libyan Chief of General Staff General Muhammed Ali Al-Haddad and his delegation as they departed Türkiye following an official visit. "One deputy chief prosecutor is coordinating four public prosecutors" in the probe, Tunc said in a statement on social media. Libyan government mourns loss of senior military leadershipLibyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Aldabaiba identified all five victims and declared the incident a national tragedy for Libya's military establishment. Defense Minister Yasar Guler receives Libyan Chief of General Staff General Muhammed Ali Al-Haddad during their meeting in Ankara, Türkiye on Dec. 23, 2025. The visit came at the invitation of Turkish Chief of General Staff General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, reflecting ongoing military cooperation between Ankara and Libya's Tripoli-based government.

Source: Libya Today December 23, 2025 21:15 UTC