haʊˈɛvɚ, lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə kˈɑːn ʃˈeɪkhʌn kˈɛmɪkəl ɐtˈæk ɪn sˈɪɹiə, mʌktˈɑːdə ˈælsˈædɚ kˈɔːld fɔːɹ sˈɪɹiəz pɹˈɛzɪdənt bˈæʃɑːɹ ˈælɐsˈɑːd tə stˈɛp dˌaʊn fɹʌm pˈaʊɚ.
However, later in 2017 following the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack in Syria, Muqtada al-Sadr called for Syria's president Bashar al-Assad to step down from power.