▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁= ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁( Tri pol i ▁Brigade ) ▁ ▁| ▁strength 2 ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁= ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁( K ham is ▁Brigade ) ▁ ▁| ▁cas ual ties 1 ▁▁▁▁ ▁= ▁▁ 1 , 7 0 0 ▁killed ▁several ▁wounded ▁and ▁killed ▁ ▁| ▁cas ual ties 2 ▁= ▁▁ 1 2 8 + ▁killed 6 0 0 ▁captured 1 ▁tank ▁destroyed 4 ▁arm oured ▁vehicles ▁destroyed 4 ▁technical s ▁destroyed 2 ▁M RL s ▁destroyed ▁ 4 ▁prisoners ▁ ▁| ▁cas ual ties 3 ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁= ▁ 1 0 8 ▁civ ili ans ▁killed Lib ya ▁conflict : ▁N ato ▁hits ▁G add af i ▁strong hold ▁of ▁Sir te 1 6 7 ▁un ident ified ▁killed ▁}} ▁ ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁Tri pol i ' ▁( ▁) ▁was ▁a ▁military ▁confront ation ▁in ▁Tri pol i , ▁Lib ya , ▁between ▁loyal ists ▁of ▁Mu am mar ▁G add af i , ▁the ▁long time ▁leader ▁of ▁Lib ya , ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Trans itional ▁Council , ▁which ▁was ▁attempting ▁to ▁over throw ▁G add af i ▁and ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁capital . ▁The ▁battle ▁began ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁six ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁Lib yan ▁Civil ▁War ▁started , ▁with ▁an ▁u pr ising ▁within ▁the ▁city ; ▁re bel ▁forces ▁outside ▁the ▁city ▁planned ▁an ▁off ensive ▁to ▁link ▁up ▁with ▁elements ▁within ▁Tri pol i , ▁and ▁eventually ▁take ▁control