Overview
- Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah said al-Haddad and four others died, naming the ground forces commander, the military manufacturing director, an adviser, and a photographer among those on board.
- Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya reported the Dassault Falcon 50, tail number 9H-DFJ, departed Esenboğa at 20:10 local and lost contact at 20:52 after an emergency landing request near Haymana.
- Authorities located wreckage near Kesikkavak village in the Haymana district as search-and-rescue teams deployed and Ankara’s airspace was briefly closed with flights diverted.
- Security camera footage aired by Turkish broadcasters showed a flash in the sky around the time contact was lost, though officials have not determined the cause.
- Al-Haddad had met Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler and senior commanders earlier in the day, underscoring Ankara’s close ties with Libya’s UN-recognized government as a formal investigation proceeds.