- The sanctions would remain on Assad partners, affiliates of the Islamic State.
- President Trump announced to raise sanctions against Syria in May.
- The president was promised to promote peace, stability in the region: Leavitt.
President Donald Trump will sign a decree on Monday by eliminating American sanctions on Syria on Monday, said the White House, adding that certain sanctions against former Syrian chef Bashar al-Assad and other people will remain in place.
The sanctions would remain on Assad’s partners, the alleged human rights attackers, drug traffickers, people related to chemical weapons activities, and Daish, the White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, told journalists in a briefing.
In May, Trump announced that he would increase sanctions against Syria as part of the measures to help the country rebuild after a devastating civil war.
“He undertook to support a stable, unified and peaceful Syria with herself and her neighbors,” said Leavitt, noting Trump’s meeting with the new president of Syria, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, during his recent trip to the Middle East.
“This is another promise made and promises by this president to promote peace and stability in the region,” she added.
CBS Earlier, the prescription, scheduled to be signed on Monday afternoon, was linked to us to soften sanctions against Syria.
