U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said, "Most everyone in the international community was surprised with the rapid collapse of Bashar Assad's rule over Syria, as well as how quickly rebel forces ...
The sound of gunfire drowned out the noise of the traffic in Ummayyad Square in central Damascus, after 50 years of Assad family rule came to an end.
Follow NBC News' live coverage as Syria celebrates toppling Bashar al-Assad's regime. Russia, Iran and the U.S. react and ...