▁their ▁former ▁strong hold ▁with ▁mort ars ▁and ▁gun fire . ▁International ▁journal ists ▁pulled ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁base ▁and ▁one ▁Al ▁J aze era ▁journalist ▁was ▁wounded . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁assault ▁on ▁G add af i ' s ▁comp ound ▁France ▁ 2 4 ▁TV ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Tri pol i ▁Brigade ▁had ▁si xty ▁men ▁killed ▁in ▁Tri pol i ▁during ▁the ▁previous ▁ 4 8 ▁hours . ▁▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁Ar ound ▁no on , ▁there ▁were ▁reports ▁of ▁fighting ▁within ▁the ▁inner ▁san ct um ▁of ▁the ▁Bab ▁al - Az izia ▁comp ound , ▁as ▁sn ip ers ▁reported ly ▁hiding ▁in ▁trees ▁in ▁the ▁recre ational ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁comp ound ▁were ▁still ▁present . ▁The ▁reb els , ▁meeting ▁fier ce ▁resistance , ▁continued ▁to ▁use ▁heavy ▁weapon ry ▁to ▁expose ▁loyal ists ▁and ▁destroy ▁fort ifications ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁comp ound . ▁At ▁one ▁point , ▁the ▁reb els ▁were ▁pushed ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁complex ▁to ▁the ▁outer ▁wall . ▁Fight ing ▁was ▁also ▁reported ▁from ▁the ▁R ix os ▁Al ▁Nas r ▁hotel ▁area . ▁Re por ters ▁from ▁inside ▁the ▁hotel ▁reported ▁that ▁G add af i ▁loyal ists ▁prevent ed ▁them ▁from ▁leaving ▁the ▁comp ound , ▁effectively ▁taking ▁them ▁host age ▁amid ▁gun fire ▁from ▁sn ip ers ▁and ▁dw ind ling ▁food ▁supplies . ▁Fight ing ▁was ▁also ▁continu ing ▁in ▁the ▁Ab u ▁Sal im ▁district , ▁which ▁the ▁reb els ▁claimed