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Richard Engel reports from Damascus: Syrians celebrate 'freedom' from Assad A day after Syrian rebels captured the capital city of Damascus, NBC News’ Richard Engel spoke to residents in the city’s main square, who said the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime will bring the country “freedom.” Rebel leader meets with Assad's prime minister Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammad al-Jolani today met with Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali, according to video distributed by the rebel group. The video shows al-Jalali seated with three others, including al-Jolani, in an apparent attempt to demonstrate an orderly transfer of power after 13 years of civil war. Al-Jolani is heard saying in Arabic that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group he leads, has “gained a great deal of experience.” "You will see that they possess expertise and have achieved considerable success," he added. The video was distributed by SANA,...