Now on bbc news, simon mccoy reports from the cornish port of penzance Kurdish Forces in syria say theyve pulled out of a key strategic town in the northeast, after a temporary truce put an end to fierce fighting. Turkey says its attempting to create a 20 mile safe zone in areas of kurdish control, after President Trump pulled us troops out of the area. Kurdish fighters are now reported to have left ras al ain, on the syrian side of the border, along with huge numbers of fleeing civilians. Our correspondent, aleem maqbool, has sent us this report from inside Northern Syria. Souad mohammed is numb. Shes been that way since seeing in a morgue the mutilated body of her daughter. The brutal killing of havrin khalaf, a kurdish politician, by Turkish Backed militants, is now being investigated as a war crime. I feel i want to burn down this home, she tells me, because the memories of my daughter are everywhere, and its too hard to bear. Her whole life is playing like a movie in my mind. She
Kurdish forces in syria say theyve pulled out of a key strategic town in the northeast, after a temporary truce put an end to fierce fighting. Turkey says its attempting to create a 20 mile safe zone in areas of kurdish control, after President Trump pulled us troops out of the area. Kurdish fighters are now reported to have left ras al ain, on the syrian side of the border, along with huge numbers of fleeing civilians. Our correspondent Aleem Maqbool has sent us this report, from inside Northern Syria. Souad mohammed is numb. Shes been that way since seeing in a morgue the mutilated body of her daughter. The brutal killing of havrin khalaf, a kurdish politician, by Turkish Backed militants, is now being investigated as a war crime. I feel i want to burn down this home, she tells me, because the memories of my daughter are everywhere, and its too hard to bear. Her whole life is playing like a movie in my mind. She told me she blamed turkey and america for her loss. It was the announcem
Department head and associate professor in history at the university of windsor, where he specializes in modern european cultural history and world war i. While a recent visiting all right scholar at the City University of new york, he investigated a german colonial gaze on Eastern Europe that he argued was radicalized or and world war i during world war i. I also note that he has a cool art program about some of this. Nelsons innovative thinking helped him informed his 2011 book german newspapers of the first world war, from which his presentation today derives. Nelson will explore the role of british, french, and german newspapers and examine their effects on social around soldier morale. Please welcome to the stage dr. Robert nelson. [applause] dr. Nelson no pressure. [laughter] dr. Nelson first of all, i very much want to thank the world war i museum and memorial. This is the third time i have been to kansas city in two is fabulous to know that world war i historians get to come to
British, french and german newspapers influenced soldier morale during world war i. He also delves into the shortcomings of using soldiers letters home as an historical source. This is about an hour. Lora it is my pleasure this morning that we begin with dr. Robert nelson, who is the Department Head and associate professor in history at the university of windsor, where he specializes in modern european cultural history and world war i. While a recent visiting all fulbright scholar at the City University of new york, he investigated the development of a german colonial gaze on Eastern Europe that he argued was radicalized during world war i. I also note that he has a cool art program about some of this. Nelsons innovative thinking helped him informed his 2011 book german newspapers of the first world war, from which his presentation today derives. Nelson will explore the role of british, french, and german newspapers and examine their effects on soldier morale. Please welcome to the sta
The u. S. Deals with a growing religious divide. Beginning in syria where an offensive by Government Forces is being blamed for threatening fragile peace talks involving the warring sides. At least 45 civilians are known to have died in the Northern Province of aleppo on tuesday. Activists say they were killed by russian air strikes which is supporting a significant government push to cut off aleppo city. Emergency workers are searching for survivors and amid the destruction small signs of hope. This child was trapped in rubble for hours. He was presumed to have been killed. A rescue crew found him you just in time. Its advance began late on sunday and has taken a string of villages, including these. The regime is trying to link up with territory control. The aim is to cut off rebels inside the aleppo city, the largest city in syria. Our correspondent has the very latest on the turkish side of the Syrian Border reporter the opposition is describing this as the most intense assault yet.