Libya’s Presidency Council head Mohammad Menfi offered condolences for Army Chief of Staff Mohammed al-Haddad and four senior military officers who died in a plane crash near Türkiye’s capital Ankara.
In a statement, Menfi called the deaths "a grave loss for the Libyan military establishment and for the entire nation.”
"Libya has lost national military leaders who dedicated their lives to serving the country, who bore their responsibilities with utmost integrity in delicate circumstances, and who performed their duty with a high spirit of discipline, commitment and loyalty, placing the interest, security and stability of the nation above all considerations.”
He extended his deepest condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims and members of the armed forces.
"It is with deep sadness and great sorrow that we learnt of the death of the Libyan army's chief of general staff," Mohammed al-Haddad, Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah. He said other senior military officials and a photographer were also on board the plane.
