Via Twitter user ChangeInLibya

The Libyan military ordered its troops to immediately cease fire Sunday night, responding to an international bombardment of the country.

Fighter jets darting across the early Sunday sky demolished the tanks and artillery of forces loyal to Col. Muammar Gaddafi, impressing upon him for the second day the might of international forces sent to protect the civilians of Libya.

Libyan officials had declared the previous ceasefire between it and rebel forces to be void when the missile started flying on Saturday.

Near the anti-government capital of Benghazi, a line of Gaddafi's tanks, trucks and jeeps were smoldering. In Tripoli, runways at an airport had been blasted and anti-aircraft rounds could be heard thundering in the night sky.

Missile-clad warships, fighter jets and stealth bombers have worked in unison since early Saturday to dismantle Libya's defense systems and to weaken pro-Gaddafi forces. U.S. and Libyan military officials acknowledged the attacks had been successful and that a no-fly zone had been established.

The assault on Libya, where Gaddafi has resorted to violence to stop rebels seeking to oust him, comes on the eighth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

Admiral Michael Mullen, head of the U.S. military, admitted Sunday that the end-game of the military operation is "very uncertain." He suggested setting up a no-fly zone may end in a stalemate.

Gaddafi's son said he was "surprised" by the attacks. Gaddafi said he has armed a million people prepared to defend themselves. He said Libya will fight a "long war" against the West.

""We will be victorious, the coalition of the devil will be defeated," Gaddafi said.

Libya and Russia said at least four dozen civlians have been killed by the attacks, but their claims remain unverified.

China, Russia, India and the African Union criticized the attacks as unnecessary. The Arab League, which had supported a no-fly zone, said the bombings were going beyond simply imposing a no-fly zone. A U.S. military leader said a no-fly zone requires many things, and the airstrikes were part of the strategy.

With the U.S. in the lead, troops from France, Great Britain and Canada have been heavily involved in the first two days of strikes. With many of the communications and comand outposts of the Libyan military now destroyed, other countries such as Italy, Qatar, UAE, Denmark and Norway are expected to have their military planes join the effort.