Marking the WWI Centenary

100 years after the end of the first world war, many leaders will gather in Paris to remember the lives that were lost over the course of the four-year war.

Final preparations are underway in Paris to mark 100 years since the end of the first world war.

On Sunday French President Emmanuel Macron will host world leaders, marking the armistice that officially ended the conflict. More than 16 million people were killed over four years.

Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan looks at how the US got involved.