.THE United States SAYS THAT its soldiers in Syria and Iraq have been actually assaulted at the very least 55 times since Hamas's assault on Israel on October 7th. Blaming Iran and also its proxies around the Middle East, it has been actually countering: on November 12th The United States released its 3rd collection of air strikes in eastern Syria since late October. Iran's proxies possess until now cut short of launching assaults that could possibly grab America right into all-out war. Yet their firepower poses a crystal clear hazard to United States in addition to its own allies. What is this self-proclaimed center of resistance, and also exactly how powerful is it?