tophoto: Aljazeera BaghdadThe US military called the attack a "precision strike and destroyed a terrorist compound known to be used by the Abu Musab al-Zarqawi", a Jordanian suspected of heading a network linked to al-Qaida.
Other statements reported several operations in Anbar province - which includes Falluja and the other embattled town of Ramadi.
The US military said it killed up to 60 foreign fighters in one strike targeting a "confirmed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi terrorist meeting site".
But that claim could not be verified.
The latest air strikes in Anbar province come hours after the US Department of Defence announced that three US soldiers had been killed in separate attacks throughout the province.
The US military in Iraq has persisted in its claims that it is targeting the "safe houses" of al-Zarqawi and/or his supporters.
However, Iraqi medical sources and independent journalists in Falluja say that most of those wheeled into local hospitals are civilians, often including many women and children.
Aljazeera 17.Sep.04
