.THE United States SAYS THAT its troops in Syria and also Iraq have been actually assaulted at least 55 times because Hamas's assault on Israel on October 7th. Blaming Iran and also its proxies throughout the Center East, it has actually been countering: on Nov 12th America launched its own third collection of air raid in eastern Syria given that late Oct. Iran's substitutes possess up until now stopped short of introducing strikes that could grab America in to all-out war. But their firepower postures a clear risk to United States and also its allies. What is this self-proclaimed center of resistance, and also exactly how effective is it?