Listen "Sitrep 24th November 2011"
Episode Synopsis
Why military top brass say it's too early to judge whether the war in Afghanistan has been successful
The Government will appoint a chief coroner but what will it mean in practical terms to Service families?
Why Turkey is forging closer military ties with the UK
And there's growing unrest in Egypt - so what happened to the Arab Spring?
PRESENTER: Kate Gerbau
STUDIO GUESTS: BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee
Interviews with:
British Forces News reporter Geoff Meade in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.
BBC Correspondent Hugh Sykes, in Cairo, Egypt
Middle East analyst Jon Marks on the Arab Spring.
Kevin Shinkwin from the Royal British Legion on the role of the Chief Coroner
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