In Iraq, the U.S. Tuesday launched its largest raids since April. F-16 warplanes bombed targets near Samara and Baquba. And U.S. bombings destroyed as many as 12 homes in Tikrit. The attacks came as part of an effort to destroy the Iraqi resistance movement. The military has codenamed the effort Operation Iron Hammer. Reuters is reporting that the codename Operation Iron Hammer was first used by the Nazis during World War II.