Ankara/IBNS, Dec. 24 -- Libya's army chief Lieutenant General Mohamed Al-Haddad was killed in a plane crash near Turkey's capital while returning from an official visit to Ankara, triggering intense speculation amid rapidly shifting regional military alliances.

The fatal incident occurred just days after Pakistan Army chief GeneralAsim Munirheld high-profile meetings with eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar, raising questions over timing, motives, and geopolitics.

The Falcon 50 business jet lost contact shortly after take-off from Ankara's Esenboga Airport on Tuesday night, killing Al-Haddad and four senior Libyan military officials.

Turkish and Libyan authorities have described the crash as an accident, but the broader political c...