As Syrian army along with thousands of volunteer fighters are fighting against heavily armed militants to save the country from a vastly foreign-backed insurgency, some of the main supporters of the war are making their outmost efforts to topple the legitimate government of President Assad.

In the face of international efforts for ending the war, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani told a news conference on Wednesday that any proposed solution for the Syrian crisis must include president’s resignation.

"Any solution must be within this framework," he said, speaking hours ahead of a meeting in Amman of the so-called Friends of Syria to discuss a US-Russian proposal for peace talks.
 

Earlier on Wednesday, British Foreign Secretary William Hague made similar remarks.

"It is the longstanding view of the UK that Assad needs to go," Hague said in Amman.

Also on Wednesday US senate voted in favor of a bill to send arms to the militants in Syria.

US, Britain and Qatar’s pressures for President Assad’s resignation comes as Syrian army has made considerable advancements in its anti-terrorism operations in key parts of the country.

On Monday, Syrian army could successfully enter the city of al-Qusayr, a main bastion for terrorist al-Nusra group and freed key parts of the city.

The army killed scores of militants, and destroyed their weaponry and equipment. Among those killed was the senior commander of al-Nusra Front in Qusayr, identified as Abu Omar.

On Saturday, President Bashar al-Assad said militants from 29 different countries are fighting against the government in Syria. He stated that foreign intervention is the most important factor aggravating the situation in Syria.

The crisis in Syria began in March 2011, and many people, including large numbers of Syrian soldiers and security personnel, have been killed in the violence.

The Syrian government says that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of the militants are foreign nationals.