▁to ▁negoti ate ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁loyal ist ▁forces , ▁and ▁wished ▁to ▁discuss ▁a ▁ce ase fire ▁with ▁US ▁and ▁NAT O ▁authorities . ▁This ▁appeared ▁to ▁contradict ▁earlier ▁re bel ▁claims ▁of ▁his ▁capture . ▁▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁Reb els ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁nearly ▁captured ▁G add af i ▁when ▁they ▁ra ided ▁a ▁private ▁house ▁and ▁found ▁evidence ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁spent ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁night ▁there ▁previously . ▁They ▁also ▁bes ie ged ▁a ▁comp ound ▁where ▁they ▁believed ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁hiding , ▁though ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁explain ▁the ▁reasons ▁for ▁the ▁belief . ▁O pp osition ▁forces ▁were ▁also ▁still ▁trying ▁to ▁fight ▁their ▁way ▁into ▁the ▁Ab u ▁Sal im ▁and ▁Al ▁Had ba ▁al ▁Kh ad ra ▁areas , ▁where ▁loyal ists ▁were ▁still ▁in ▁control . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁reported ▁that ▁G add af i ▁loyal ists ▁destroyed ▁a ▁Lib yan ▁Airlines ▁passenger ▁plane ▁that ▁was ▁park ed ▁at ▁Tri pol i ▁International ▁Airport . ▁Meanwhile , ▁sp or adic - y et - he avy ▁art illery ▁fire ▁occurred ▁at ▁the ▁air port ▁when ▁reb els ▁tried ▁to ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁a ▁highway ▁leading ▁from ▁the ▁air port ▁to ▁Tri pol i . ▁CNN ▁reported ▁a ▁" f ier ce ▁fire f ight ▁in ▁one ▁corner ▁of ▁Mu am mar ▁G add af i ' s ▁comp ound " ▁at ▁about ▁ 2 : 0 0 ▁local ▁time . ▁ ▁Re ut ers ▁reported ▁that ▁reb els ▁storm ed