Mohammed Al-Haddad: A Post-Mortem of Libya’s Security Balancer

Post-mortem Publication Militant Leadership Monitor Libya Volume 17, Issue 2

Executive Summary:

On December 23, 2025, Chief of the General Staff of the Libyan Army, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, died in a plane crash departing Ankara, an event Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah called a “tragic and painful” loss for the nation.
A respected career officer from Misrata, al-Haddad acted as a vital mediator between institutional military structures and armed militant groups, effectively balancing Libya’s fragmented security architecture.
His death risks destabilizing western Libya by removing the crucial mediation channel, though the swift appointment of Salah al-Namroush as interim Chief of the General Staff of the Libyan Army aims to ensure short-term stability.

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