<p class="title">African Union chief Moussa Faki Mahamat has expressed his grave concern over potential "interference" in Libya, after Turkey approved the deployment of troops to the conflict-torn North African nation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Turkish lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill approving a military deployment in Libya to shore up the UN-backed government in Tripoli, which has been under sustained attack since April from a rival administration in the east of the country.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Faki said in a statement late Friday he was "deeply concerned at the deterioration of the situation in Libya and the continuing suffering of the Libyan people."</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The various threats of political and military interference in the internal affairs of the country increase the risk of a confrontation, whose motives have nothing to do with the fundamental interests of the Libyan people and their aspirations for freedom, peace, democracy and development," read the statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Faki urged the international community to join forces with Africa in seeking a peaceful resolution of the crisis, warning it had "dangerous consequences" for continent as a whole.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Libya has been mired in conflict since a NATO-backed uprising in 2011 toppled dictator Moamer Kadhafi, turning the country into a haven for jihadists and migrant smugglers.</p>
<p class="title">African Union chief Moussa Faki Mahamat has expressed his grave concern over potential "interference" in Libya, after Turkey approved the deployment of troops to the conflict-torn North African nation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Turkish lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill approving a military deployment in Libya to shore up the UN-backed government in Tripoli, which has been under sustained attack since April from a rival administration in the east of the country.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Faki said in a statement late Friday he was "deeply concerned at the deterioration of the situation in Libya and the continuing suffering of the Libyan people."</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The various threats of political and military interference in the internal affairs of the country increase the risk of a confrontation, whose motives have nothing to do with the fundamental interests of the Libyan people and their aspirations for freedom, peace, democracy and development," read the statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Faki urged the international community to join forces with Africa in seeking a peaceful resolution of the crisis, warning it had "dangerous consequences" for continent as a whole.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Libya has been mired in conflict since a NATO-backed uprising in 2011 toppled dictator Moamer Kadhafi, turning the country into a haven for jihadists and migrant smugglers.</p>