els ▁of ▁government al ▁moves ▁and ▁future ▁arrest ▁attempts . ▁Further ▁attempts ▁at ▁protest s ▁took ▁place ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁months ▁with ▁little ▁success . ▁Res idents ▁stated ▁that ▁a ▁night time ▁gu err illa ▁war ▁was ▁taking ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁Tri pol i , ▁as ▁armed ▁reb els ▁reported ly ▁started ▁to ▁control ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁smaller ▁streets ▁in ▁re bel - sym path izing ▁districts . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁coast al ▁off ensive ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁August , ▁a ▁Lib yan ▁re bel ▁off ensive ▁from ▁the ▁N af usa ▁Mountains ▁broke ▁into ▁the ▁Tri pol itan ian ▁coast ; ▁after ▁heavy ▁fighting , ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁S orm an , ▁Sab r ath a ▁and ▁Z aw i ya ▁were ▁taken ▁on ▁the ▁coast , ▁cutting ▁off ▁loyal ist ▁forces ▁from ▁the ▁Tun is ian ▁border , ▁and ▁isol ating ▁their ▁positions ▁in ▁Z uw ara   – ▁a ▁city ▁that ▁had ▁already ▁re bel led ▁in ▁February , ▁only ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁u pr ising ▁put ▁down . ▁Meanwhile , ▁a ▁second ▁re bel ▁off ensive ▁took ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Gh ary an , ▁the ▁gateway ▁of ▁the ▁N af usa ▁Mountains , ▁blocking ▁the ▁road ▁between ▁Tri pol i ▁and ▁the ▁loyal ist ▁city ▁of ▁Sab ha ▁in ▁far ▁southern ▁Lib ya . ▁Further ▁re bel ▁success es ▁threatened ▁to ▁isol ate ▁the ▁loyal ist ▁strong hold ▁of ▁Sir te , ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Z