Reports indicate that the decision will not remove sanctions on former President Bashar al-Assad, his senior aides, family members, or officials linked to human rights abuses, drug trafficking, or the chemical weapons program.

By Andrea Shalal, Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra PamukWASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump is set to sign on Monday an executive order terminating a U.S. sanctions program on Syria to allow an end to the country's isolation from the international financial system,