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Tragic Crash Claims Libya’s Military Leaders

Libya’s top military commander, General Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, and seven others died when their private jet crashed shortly after departing Ankara, Turkey. The delegation was returning from defence talks. Turkish investigators have begun probing the cause of the accident as officials mourn this significant loss for Libya’s armed forces.