Complex sentence: French Rafale and Mirage 2000 fighter planes also conducted the first military strikes against Gaddafi's forces by the Western nations and the United Nations-on 19 March 2011 approximately 20 such French warplanes destroyed Libyan tanks and armored vehicles.
Split into simpler sentences: French Rafale and Mirage 2000 fighter planes also conducted the first military strikes against Gaddafi's forces by the Western nations and the United Nations. On 19 March 2011 approximately 20 such French warplanes destroyed Libyan tanks and armored vehicles.