At an emergency session in Ankara, MPs gave President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the authority to determine over the next year how and when the deployment will happen.

The move asserting Turkey’s increasingly assertive position in the Mediterranean causes concern both in Washington and the Arab world.

The fear is that Libya, deeply destabilized since the fall of Muammar Gadaffi nine years ago,  could become a stage for an increasing proxy war in the region.

In a phone call with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his US counterpart President Donald Trump has warned of  foreign interference in Libya.

Egypt, which backs the rebel leader Khalif Hafar who is threatening the Libyan capital Tripoli says the Turkish vote will negatively affect the stability of the Mediterranean region.

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He was speaking a day after Turkey’s President Reccep Tayyip Erdogan said he was ready to send troop to back Libya’s weak government.

The power dynamic in North Africa, thrown into disarray by the fall of Muammar Gadaffi eight years ago,  has taken a turn with Turkey signing a security agreement with the Libyan Government.

Ankara wants to increase its influence in the increasingly insecure Mediterranean region with a view to accessing its energy resources.

This latest move by Khalifa Haftar, who’s militia has threatened Tripoli for months, will put to the test Turkey’s will to back the promises it is making with  military muscle.

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