ad ah , ▁while ▁the ▁Mit iga ▁International ▁Airport ▁was ▁reported ly ▁surrounded ▁by ▁re bel ▁forces , ▁who ▁attempted ▁to ▁obtain ▁its ▁surrender . St aff ▁( 2 0 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 ). ▁" Lib ya ▁Live ▁B log : ▁Sunday , ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1   – ▁ 0 1 : 3 4 ". ▁Al ▁J aze era . ▁Retrieved ▁ 2 2 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁entire ▁T aj ura ▁district ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁re bel ▁forces , ▁while ▁fighting ▁in ▁Su k ▁al - J uma , ▁Ara ba ▁district ▁and ▁Mit iga ▁International ▁Airport ▁continued . ▁A ▁re bel ▁representative ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁operation ▁was ▁" going ▁easily ", ▁with ▁the ▁end ▁target ▁being ▁G add af i ' s ▁Bab ▁al - Az izia ▁comp ound . ▁ ▁A ▁resident ▁speaking ▁to ▁Al ▁J aze era ▁from ▁T aj ura ▁in ▁Tri pol i ▁said ▁that ▁about ▁ 4 5 0 ▁prisoners ▁in ▁poor ▁health ▁were ▁fre ed ▁from ▁a ▁military ▁base ▁after ▁loc als ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁pushed ▁out ▁G add af i ▁forces , ▁who ▁were ▁shell ing ▁the ▁neighbourhood . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁afternoon , ▁resident ▁reb els ▁had ▁fully ▁taken ▁control ▁of ▁T aj ura , ▁Su q ▁al - J um aa , ▁Ar ada , ▁and ▁al - S aba a ▁neighbourhood s ▁in ▁Tri pol i . ▁Fight ing ▁was ▁still ▁on going ▁in