The US has launched a new operation against insurgents in Iraq, backed by hi-tech missiles, fighter jets and attack helicopters. US forces fired a satellite-guided missile at a “guerrilla camp” about 25km (15 miles) west of Kirkuk, for the first time since major combat ended. Operation Ivy Cyclone Two is targeting insurgents in north-central Iraq. It comes after at least 17 Coalition troops died when two Black Hawk helicopters were downed in Mosul. Full Story