NATO conducted airstrikes in support of rebel forces.
The United States has helped to make proxy forces more effective by conducting airstrikes, providing arms and deploying military advisers.
Four Mirage 2000-D jets operating from a base in Chad also conducted airstrikes.
It was the second time in two weeks that the government had conducted airstrikes.
Throughout the summer and fall of 2004, the U.S. military conducted sporadic airstrikes on Fallujah.
Israel conducted airstrikes and raids against Hamas and other targets in Gaza during 2007 and 2008.
Senior commanders who claimed a high rate of success so far said the operations have proved the Navy's ability to conduct deep airstrikes.
Iraq conducted airstrikes against 50,000 Iranian forces lodged in mountainous terrain, exhausting themselves attempting to dislodge the Iranians.
Allied commanders intend to attack the militias' strongholds in the towns, conducting limited airstrikes and ground thrusts.
For the Republicans, a Vietnam veteran spoke of the importance of proceeding with impeachment even as the country conducted airstrikes in Iraq.