BFBS Radio Sitrep

Sitrep 24th November 2011

Released:24 Nov 2011

Why military top brass say it's too...

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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