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Turkey pushes for "no-fly" zone

Reality Check: Fighting talk from Turkey, Haiti 5 years on

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Turkey's Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, is promising military support for the USA - but they have very different objectives

Turkey is taking an increasingly aggressive stance on the civil war in Syria, and is now calling for a "no-fly" zone over northern Syria, and criticising the UN Security Council for not taking tougher action.

Meanwhile the United States is talking about a "safe zone", and seems cautious about Ankara's pledge of support.

Analyst, Shashank Joshi, explains the different agendas of Turkey and the United States in the region, and why Turkey's changing stance on Syria is complicating relations with Iraq.

Haiti 5 years on

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Thousands of Haitians are being deported from the Dominican Republic, making the situation in Haiti even worse

5 years after the devastating earthquake, Haiti is a "failed state" with little prospect of recovery, according to Jimmy Felter of the "Voice of Haiti" organisation.

Corruption is still deeply ingrained in the society, poverty is rife, and migrants being sent back from the neighbouring Dominican Republic are putting even more strain on the already hopelessly inadequate resources.

Jimmy explains why Haiti cannot get back on its feet, despite the massive amount of international aid which has been invested in the country.

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