.THE United States SAYS THAT its troops in Syria and Iraq have actually been actually struck at the very least 55 times due to the fact that Hamas's assault on Israel on Oct 7th. Criticizing Iran as well as its own proxies around the Middle East, it has actually been actually countering: on November 12th United States launched its own third set of air strikes in asian Syria due to the fact that late Oct. Iran's substitutes possess up until now stopped short of releasing strikes that could grab United States in to major battle. However their firepower poses a very clear threat to The United States along with its own allies. What is this self-proclaimed axis of protection, and exactly how highly effective is it?