Its two oclock here in moscow and youre watching R T International with me and welcome to the program syrian progovernment forces are expected to help Kurdish Militia defend the city of a friend thats according to syrian state media it follows an alleged deal between damascus and the kurds under the agreement troops will help kurdish fighters to repel turkeys offensive in the region of video agency ruptly is film some of their preparations. And middle east correspondent joins me live with more details paula what else do we know. Well we are hearing from some and state t. V. That the militias that i lie and with the damascUs Government are due to enter the athlon region in Northern Syria in the coming hours now they will assess the Kurdish Militias as they continue the air to fight against the Turkish Forces now this is a fight that has been ongoing for at least a month and has seen casualties on both sides last month we did see and launched the socalled Olive Branch Operation against w
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Present, supervisor campos, present, supervisor cohen, present, supervisor farrell, present, supervisor kim, present, supervisor mar not present. Supervisor peskin, present. Supervisor tang, present. Supervisor wiener, present. Supervisor yee, yee not president. Madam president , you have a quorum. Supervisor london breed thank you, ladies and gentlemen, please join us in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. All right. Madam clerk, are there any communications . I have none to report. Supervisor london breed colleagues any changes to the minutes of july 12th, july 19th, july 26th, august 2, 2016, regular Board Meeting minutes shall or july 19th, july 28th, july 28th, july 29th, july 29th, or july 29, 1035, a. M. Special Board Meeting minutes . Seeing none, is there a motion to approve those minutes . Motion by supervisor mar