Official Statement of MND
08th February 2024
Statement of the Ministry of National Defence
During a planned night training flight, a MI-171 military combat helicopter of the Air Forces Command crashed on the evening of
7th February 2024 around 9:00 p.m. near the Airport of El-Menia in 4th Military Region where we deplore the martyrdom of the crew composed of (03) three members.
In this painful ordeal, the General presents, in his own name and that of all the personnel of People's National Army, his sincere condolences and his deep compassion to the families of the Chouhada, and prays to Allah the Almighty to lend them strength and courage, and to grant His Great Mercy to the deceased: Colonel AMARA Réda, Lieutenant-Colonel DJALAL Yacine and Contract Sergeant BELGHARBI Mohamed.
Following this tragic incident, General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Chief of People's National Army Staff, ordered the opening of an investigation to elucidate the causes and circumstances of the crash.
"To Allah we belong and to Him we return"
In this painful ordeal, the General presents, in his own name and that of all the personnel of People's National Army, his sincere condolences and his deep compassion to the families of the Chouhada, and prays to Allah the Almighty to lend them strength and courage, and to grant His Great Mercy to the deceased: Colonel AMARA Réda, Lieutenant-Colonel DJALAL Yacine and Contract Sergeant BELGHARBI Mohamed.
Following this tragic incident, General Saïd CHANEGRIHA, Chief of People's National Army Staff, ordered the opening of an investigation to elucidate the causes and circumstances of the crash.
