BEIRUT (AP) — The latest on the developments in Syria (all times local):
11:45 p.m.
A retired Russian general says any clash between the U.S. and Russia in Syria would quickly escalate beyond the region.
Retired Lt. Gen. Yevgeny Buzhinsky is the former chief of the Russian Defense Ministry's international department. He said in televised remarks Tuesday that Russian advisers are deployed across Syria and could be hurt by a U.S. strike.
He warned that "any Russia-U.S. military clash will expand beyond a local conflict and a confrontation will be inevitable."
The chief of the Russian military's General Staff made similar comments earlier.
Gen. Valery Gerasimov.
