US warplanes bombed the Iraqi city of Fallujah overnight, in a bid to destroy buildings believed to belong to Islamic militant Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, according to local reports on Tuesday.

In another development, US forces also launched attacks on the town of Duluiya, north of Baghdad, raiding homes and arresting tens of suspected rebels.

No causalities were reported in either operation.

A statement released by the US military on Tuesday said that the air strikes on Fallujah destroyed safe houses and weapons caches used by followers of Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

The US military blamed the rebellion group for using those destroyed homes to plan suicide car bombings.

US and Iraqi forces are reportedly carrying out a large-scale operation in Duluiya to restore control.

Source: Xinhua