The Cradle – Sept 20, 2021
A senior Resistance Axis* security official has told The Cradle that the Axis is responsible for the deaths of an American and Israeli commander in retaliation for the assassinations of Iranian Quds Force General Qassem Soleimani and Iraq’s Deputy Commander of the Hashd al-Shaabi Abu Mahdi al-Muhandes.
According to The Cradle’s security source:
“An operation in Erbil killed two high-ranking American and Israeli commanders: Lt. Col. James C. Willis, 55, of Albuquerque and of the Red Horse Unit, is an American commander who was killed in an operation in Erbil, although according to a Pentagon report he died in a non-combat incident at Qatar’s Al-Udeid base. This person was involved in the assassination operations of Soleimani and Abu Mahdi. Also (Israeli) Col. Sharon Asman of the Nahal Brigade, said to have died of heart failure, was another person killed in Erbil.”
This is the first time a Resistance Axis official has claimed responsibility for retaliatory measures against the killers of the Iranian and Iraqi generals.
On June 27, a day after his death, the US Defense Department released a brief statement saying Lt. Col. Willis died in a non-combatant incident at Udeid base, without providing any further details other than “the incident is under investigation.”
The military newspaper Stars and Stripes describes Willis as “commander of the 210th Red Horse Squadron,” a 130-member unit that “provides civil engineering with rapid response capabilities to conduct operations in remote, high threat environments” – a description inconsistent with Qatar’s environs.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Colonel Sharon Asman, who, according to Israeli media, had only days before he assumed command of the Nahal Infantry Brigade, is alleged to have died on 1 July after collapsing during a training run. Asman was a combatant who fought in both Gaza and Lebanon. The IDF said the incident was under investigation.
The Cradle’s security source says both Willis and Asman were killed in Erbil, Iraq, during an operation against those involved in the assassinations of Soleimani and Muhandis.
There have been at least two separate reported attacks this year on Mossad targets in Iraq by unknown parties.
The first incident, in mid-April, followed Israel’s sabotage attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, several strikes against each other’s maritime vessels in regional waters, and the Israeli assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh last November. The pro-US Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) denied reports of the incident.
Willis’ squadron arrived in the region in spring. The Resistance Axis source did not elaborate on the timing of the attacks that killed Willis and Asman.
The security official also spoke of Iran’s new assertive stance in response to ongoing Israeli attacks. “Iran has changed the equation of dealing with the (Israeli) regime.”
“From now on,” the official explained, in reference to a raft of Israeli attacks on Iranian vessels, “a ship will be attacked after any action of the (Israeli) regime against the interests of Iran.”
A lesson in military ‘proportionality’ ensued: “The (Israeli) regime has claimed to have hit 12 Iranian ships so far, while Iran has not hit more than five. So far, seven other Iranians ships are in need of work. If any other attack on Iranian positions is carried out, Iran will respond by targeting the (Israeli) regime’s ships.”
“The (Israeli) regime conducts more than 80 percent of its trade by sea, which is forced to pass through areas under Iran’s control – which means being exposed to Iran’s fire,” warned the official.
Early last month, the US, UK and Israel threatened retaliation against Tehran, alleging that Iran had conducted drone strikes on an oil tanker, Mercer Street, off the coast of Oman. Iran vigorously denied any role in the attack.
According to the Associated Press, the troika “have yet to show physical evidence from the strike or show intelligence information on why they blame Tehran.”
These bold rules of engagement being drawn by the Axis of Resistance can reach well beyond the region’s borders.
It’s a new dynamic: the notion that middle states and their militia alliances are prepared to confront the most heavily militarized states in the world, and inflict a 1:1 ratio of damage – “in retaliation,” and therefore legal under the rules of war and international law.
The Axis’ new ‘eye for an eye’ doctrine has the potential to deter and limit the maneuverability of the US and its allies in West Asia.
On Saturday, a New York Times (NYT) investigation breathlessly described how Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated by the Mossad, using a remote-controlled Artificial Intelligence machine gun operated from Israel.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh denied the NYT’s version of events on Sunday, saying that Iranian intelligence had all the details of the incident, including information on the operatives involved.
*The Resistance Axis is an alliance of states and organizations in West Asia that fundamentally opposes Western imperialism, zionism, and foreign intervention, and demands the total withdrawal of all Western military forces and bases in the region. The Axis consists of Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), Yemen’s Ansarallah, a number of Iraqi political and military groups, and a smattering of smaller organizations.
YIppeeee i am an english patriot, this iranian general had helped keep the peace
and when israeli terrorists killed him
theirwas weepiing across the christian and muslim
world
this news has made my day
what happened to the 6 SAS guys who were going to take out Tony Blair ?
Send drones and missile strikes against high-ranking US and Israeli murdering terrorists, then when they complain about it remind them they can’t devise new methods of warfare then bitch about it when those same methods are turned against them. Don’t like certain methods of attack? Then don’t create them.
Who gives a damn about the ME? We have a false President in the WH, Our border has been dissolved ( apparently to “punish ” us for our “racism.” We have an illegitimate administration & compromised CDC pushing a deadly so-called vaccine. We have a Gulag in DC now for patriots who peacefully protest blatantly rigged elections…our cities apparently can be set ablaze on cue by communists who have carte blanche to create chaos & destruction…our media is packed w/filthy liars who do their best to cover for all of it…& how anyone could possibly care about what’s happening elsewhere is beyond me.
There will be no peace on earth until the Talmudic Satanists of Israel are totally and completely destroyed.
He was invited toa peace conference and murdered
across the world people saw america for what it is
a jew infested rathole
and as israel collapses america there is no sympathy
rememeber the photos of the guantanamo tortures ?
the drone bombings of weddings and funerals
karma whan it comes is not a gentle process
america you have earnt this well
GOOD; JUSTICE HAS BEEN DONE !
Good riddance to those scum who have been working for the dark forces that are destroying mankind. Take a look at those ghouls Willis and Ashman on the right side of that image and tell me those are the faces of normal human beings. Their twisted grotesque visages serving as an expression of the depravity and inhumanity of their inner beings. A regret with those two vile scum is they weren’t forced to watch the executions of their own families first before they were offed.
this was the stupidest thing trump did while he was in power, all to please his chabad buddies
this senseless act exposed trump as just another jew puppet, i lost any respect i might have had
for trump with that stupid move, i,m sure i,m not the only one
I am glad if this is true; and sad that it is only two…………
The extrajudicial assassination of General Soleimani, the greatly revered and patriotic Iranian, killed in an incredibly underhand and cowardly and long-range US Dreaper attack, before a prior-arranged and US-sanctioned meeting with the Iraqi premier in which he was widely understood to be there in a peaceful capacity to de-escalate ill-feeling in Gulf-Persian tensions, was a particularly egregious example of Jewish/US pervidiousness.
Realistically, where do we go from here with US-Iranian relations?
Where is the trust element? And why/ought there to be any there, anyway?
Scum killing scum, what’s not to like?
tts-admin wrote: “According to The Cradle’s security source: An operation in Erbil killed two high-ranking American and Israeli commanders: Lt. Col. James C. Willis, 55, of Albuquerque and of the Red Horse Unit, is an American commander who was killed in an operation in Erbil, although according to a Pentagon report he died in a non-combat incident at Qatar’s Al-Udeid base.”
Lt. Col. Willis’ Red Horse Unit is the equivalent of the Navy CB’s (construction battalion). Their main mission is to build and maintain the base facilities and support infrastructure to include lodging, administrative offices and airfields, combat limited to self preservation since they may not have the Army or Marine elements in place to defend them. A Lieutenant Colonel operates at a squadron level (similar to an Army or Marine company).
So, as tragic as any death is, my condolences, he was only a small part of the whole operation. I would think any form of retaliatory action would have aimed for greater targets of importance. As time goes on, there may be additional information revealed to help know what truly happened.
i rejoice at the death of jews or americans who go to other countries to kill
One of the ultimate examples of Trump being in the White House only to serve Jew-scum interests; his recognition of Jerusalem being the de facto Jewish capital being another despicable crime.
Streets in the occupied Palestinian state are now named after this Zionist miscreant. The delusional Breitbart Q-tardist f**kwit ‘patriots’ have a great deal to answer for.
I’d feel embarrassed to be an American.
“If my sons did not want wars, there would be none” Gutle Schnaper Rothschild
eliminating goy-on-goy wars is simple: eliminate warmogers.
Iranians are showing the way for all righteous regimes to copy and improve on.
the both old iranian look so humanly
sympatic to me i would like to meet
in the street. in opposition to those
icy cold thin lipped whites i know to
abstain from any socializing with those
kind of people i had experience with.
a guru told me BEWARE OF GENTLEMEN
they can only be gentle outside, their inside
is hell .
On 26th of June it was reported that James Willis died; 5 days later on 1st of July, it was reported that Sharon Asman died who was promoted as the commander of Nahal Brigade four days earlier. Then a day layer on 1nd of July, Shylee Westland a female IDF is reported to have died, however later they confirm that she actually died on 25th of June. Of course their parents on Zionist TV channels said their Sharon and Shylee had no health problems! …They wanted to hide these deaths however the importance of these three individuals were such that they could not hide it for long and they had to come up with some story!
https://www.timesofisrael.com/female-idf-cadet-dies-days-after-collapsing-at-training-base/
So what is the truth!? First let us rewind back, about two months earlier around April 2021… as I also mentioned it in another comment somewhere on this website; Iran’s Artesh (Regular Army not IRGC) sent a squad of special forces to attack a secret Mossad base in Erbil of Iraq. The operation took 8 minutes in which 10 Mossad agents were killed, with four names confirmed including Eitan Ben Eliyahu (Top Value Target). Lots of documents were taken too. The whole operation was completely filmed with cameras (also heat-vision) mounted on weapons and helmets and could be released in the future when needed. Later Israel21c reported 6 injured moved from Erbil Terror Attack to a Tel-Aviv hospital… the link though now seem to be broken: (https://www.israel2lc.org/flown-to-a-hospital-in-tel-aviv-complete-observation-and-special-care-for-the-wounded-of-erbil-terrorist-attack) This was the same base that pulled off a bombing in Natanz Nuclear facility by the way. The Barzani Kurdish family tried to kept it silent.
Anyways this was a huge blow… so Israel asked US to help set up a new base for Mossad within the US base in Erbil. This time however “on the day of inauguration” with presence of General Willis who arrived there from Qatar, IRGC in a complex operation attacked their main building with 3 of those delta-shaped suicide drones! Later US retaliated by attacking Hashad Al Shabi bases which Resistance Axis then retaliated for it somewhere in Syria.
There is another Mossad base in the artificial Azerbaijan state, and just days ago IRGC threatened the government there.
Also note that Michael D’Andrea head of CIA’s Iran-Table was killed in the missile attack on Erbil base days after assassination of Qassem Suleimani. Everyone just focus on missile attack on AinAlAsad Airbase… but the base in Erbil was also attacked that day.
Some say the US spy plain that crashed in Afghanistan was carrying burned corpses of the same people that died in the missile attack in Erbil.
my two rials
I think it’s about time Iran conducted a nuke test
@ arabic letters i cannot read
THANKS,NOT FROM MSM !
such are the backgrounds ordinary
people never get.