izia ▁comp ound ▁and ▁being ▁organ ised ▁in ▁" street ▁brig ades " ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁reb els . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁port ▁area ▁and ▁surr ound ings ▁were ▁now ▁under ▁re bel ▁control , ▁though ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁circumstances ▁of ▁capture ▁was ▁unclear . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁afternoon , ▁Al ▁J aze era ▁correspond ent ▁Ze ina ▁Kh od r ▁confirmed ▁that ▁reb els ▁were ▁in ▁control ▁of ▁Green ▁Square , ▁now ▁renamed ▁Mart y rs ' ▁Square ▁by ▁the ▁reb els . ▁She ▁said ▁that ▁heavy ▁cl ash es ▁were ▁taking ▁place ▁in ▁Mans ura , ▁and ▁that ▁reb els ▁had ▁advanced ▁within ▁ ▁from ▁Bab ▁al - Az izia . ▁ ▁The ▁assault ▁on ▁Bab ▁al - Az izia ▁soon ▁began . ▁The ▁Guardian '' ▁described ▁the ▁attack ▁as ▁preced ed ▁by ▁heavy ▁bomb ard ment ▁of ▁mort ars , ▁rock ets , ▁and ▁small ▁arms ▁fire . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon , ▁reb els ▁assault ed ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁gate ▁of ▁Bab ▁al - Az izia . ▁Lo yal ist ▁forces ▁attempted ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁comp ound ▁for ▁some ▁time , ▁but ▁their ▁resistance ▁later ▁ended , ▁with ▁reb els ▁pour ing ▁into ▁the ▁comp ound ▁and ▁firing ▁into ▁the ▁air ▁in ▁celebr ation . ▁Reb els ▁storm ed ▁G add af i ' s ▁personal ▁residence , ▁and ▁ho isted ▁their ▁flag ▁above ▁it . ▁Al ▁Arab i ya ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁re bel ▁flag ▁was ▁above ▁the ▁house . ▁Re por ters ▁were ▁shown