▁sn ip ers ▁in ▁the ▁t aller ▁buildings ▁and ▁seized ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁university ▁during ▁the ▁night . ▁▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁Reb el ▁forces ▁began ▁adv ancing ▁east ▁from ▁Z aw i ya ▁towards ▁Tri pol i ; ▁they ▁took ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁J ou da im , ▁east ▁of ▁Z aw i ya , ▁meeting ▁only ▁light ▁resistance ▁from ▁loyal ist ▁forces . St aff ▁( 2 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 ). ▁" Lib yan ▁Reb els ▁Only ▁Mil es ▁from ▁Tri pol i ▁as ▁Mad ▁Dog ▁G add af i ▁Is ▁Cor ner ed ". ▁Daily ▁Record . ▁Retrieved ▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Next , ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Al ▁May a ▁just ▁west ▁of ▁Tri pol i ▁was ▁taken . ▁Just ▁outside ▁Tri pol i , ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁el ite ▁K ham is ▁Brigade ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁reb els , ▁who ▁faced ▁only ▁light ▁resistance . ▁ ▁Bo ats ▁from ▁Mis r ata ▁and ▁Z l iten ▁carrying ▁re bel ▁forces ▁and ▁arms ▁land ed ▁in ▁Tri pol i ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁morning , ▁joining ▁reb els ▁within ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁fight . ▁Following ▁the ▁re bel ▁am ph ib ious ▁landing , ▁they ▁advanced ▁towards ▁the ▁Mit iga ▁air base . ▁ ▁Al ▁Arab i ya ▁and ▁Al ▁J aze era ▁both ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁u pr ising ▁continued ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁morning ; ▁many ▁reb els ▁were ▁reported ▁dead ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Q