els ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁Ben ▁N abi ▁Mos que , ▁and ▁began ▁calling ▁the ▁signal ▁of ▁I ft ar ▁( إ ف ط ا ر ) ▁– ▁the ▁moment ▁Muslim s ▁obser ving ▁Ram ad an ▁break ▁their ▁evening ▁fast . ▁Prom inent ▁opposition ▁members ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁reb els ▁had ▁been ▁sh ipping ▁weapons ▁into ▁Tri pol i ▁for ▁several ▁weeks , ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁this ▁u pr ising . ▁The ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁u pr ising ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁Ben ▁N abi ▁Mos que ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁centre , ▁when ▁young ▁men ▁gathered ▁there ; ▁pray ers ▁were ▁cancel led ▁and ▁women ▁sent ▁home , ▁while ▁the ▁men ▁began ▁shout ing ▁anti - G add af i ▁s log ans , ▁using ▁the ▁loud spe akers ▁to ▁broadcast ▁their ▁ch ants ▁across ▁the ▁city . ▁Lo yal ist ▁forces ▁arrived ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁assault ▁the ▁mos que , ▁but ▁were ▁driven ▁back ▁by ▁armed ▁residents , ▁taking ▁refuge ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁TV ▁centre ▁nearby . ▁Tri pol i ▁residents ▁bar ric aded ▁their ▁streets ▁and ▁districts ▁with ▁burning ▁t ires , ▁joining ▁up ▁with ▁other ▁anti - g overn ment ▁oppon ents . ▁The ▁u pr is ings ▁quickly ▁spread ▁through ▁Tri pol i , ▁not ably ▁the ▁neighbourhood s ▁of ▁F ash lou m , ▁Sou q ▁al - J uma , ▁T aj ura ▁and ▁Ben ▁Ash ur , ▁and ▁continued ▁throughout ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁That ▁night , ▁heavy ▁fighting ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁the