Overview
- Thousands gathered in Misrata as Gen. Mohammed al-Haddad was laid to rest, with Libya’s Presidential Council posthumously promoting him to field marshal and naming his deputy, Gen. Salah al-Namroush, acting chief.
- Turkey held a military ceremony at Murted airbase attended by Defence Minister Yasar Guler and military chief Selcuk Bayraktaroglu before the caskets were flown to Tripoli.
- The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor is leading a joint Turkish‑Libyan investigation, France’s BEA will assist, and Germany was asked to help examine the flight recorders.
- Authorities secured the wreckage and both black boxes and are reviewing air traffic control audio, radar and CCTV data, maintenance logs, crew records and fuel samples, with findings still pending.
- Officials say the Dassault Falcon 50 reported an electrical issue and issued a 7700 emergency code before crashing near Kesikkavak shortly after departing Ankara, while Libya contends with the loss of a key figure in military unification and Turkey’s parliament has extended its troop mandate in Libya.