A private Dassault Falcon 50 aircraft with registration number 9H-DFJ took off at 8.10 a.m. local time, i.e. at 18.10 Polish time. A jet flying from Ankara to Tripoli disappeared from the radar about 40 minutes after takeoff. The crew was to notify the request for an emergency landing in advance, but shortly thereafter the contact was discontinued. An online service of the Turkish NTV station made available surveillance footage showing a bright flash of light in the area where there was a failure of communication with the jet.
After 21 Polish time, Turkish Home Minister Ali Yerlikaya reported that rescue services located the plane wreck about 2 kilometres from Kesikkavak, south of Ankara.
Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah reported that he had received news of the death of Libyan general. He besides reported that another people, including representatives of military structures, accompanied the chief of staff during the trip.
Turkey invited General Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad in connection with the plan to extend for 2 years the presence of its military forces in Libya. In this case, Al-Haddad met in Ankara with Turkish chief of general staff Selcuk Bayraktaroglu.
Al-Hadad served as Chief of Staff of the Libyan Army subordinate to the Government of National Unity based in Tripoli.
Libyan alliance with Turkey
The alliance with Libya strengthens Turkey's strategical position in the east Mediterranean, where the country has disputes over territorial waters borders with Greece and Egypt.
This is besides crucial for Libya, which has been divided for more than a decade and is now undergoing a political transformation. After overthrowing and killing in October 2011 by the Libyan rebels supported by NATO dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Libya plunged into interior conflict. presently the country is divided: the western part controls the Government of National Unity and the east part – forces commanded by General Khalifa Haftara.
The country prepares for elections and attempts to integrate military institutions, and General Al-Haddad played a key function in these processes.
