Intifada (Voice of Palestine) 13-11-01 Original post Cached copy White House Expected to Ease Sanctions Targeting Syria Intifada (Voice of Palestine) - 2013-11-01 - Original post - Cached copy White House Expected to Ease Sanctions Targeting Syriaby FRANKLIN LAMB Damascus Additional easing of Syrian sanctions is expected by mid-November according to staff at the US Treasury Department’s Office of Financial Asset Control (OFAC).