▁of ▁the ▁pro - G add af i ▁forces ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁retre ated ▁east ▁towards ▁Tri pol i , ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁immediately ▁clear ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁withdraw al . ▁Reb els ▁also ▁fe ared ▁a ▁potential ▁loyal ist ▁counter off ensive ▁in ▁the ▁near ▁future . ▁Reb el ▁forces ▁captured ▁several ▁abandoned ▁weapons , ▁including ▁am mun ition , ▁anti ▁aircraft ▁guns ▁and ▁anti ▁tank ▁art illery . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁August , ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon , ▁an ▁Al ▁J aze era ▁rep orter ▁said ▁that ▁fighting ▁was ▁still ▁on going ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁reb els ▁had ▁not ▁taken ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁A ▁re bel ▁commander ▁told ▁the ▁AF P ▁that ▁they ▁controlled ▁the ▁western ▁and ▁southern ▁gate ▁of ▁Z aw i ya ▁while ▁government ▁forces ▁were ▁cont rolling ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁managed ▁to ▁push ▁ 3   km ▁inside ▁the ▁city ▁but ▁were ▁suffering ▁high ▁cas ual ties ▁due ▁to ▁fire ▁from ▁sn ip ers , ▁without ▁giving ▁a ▁number . ▁At ▁ 1 6 : 1 5 , ▁an ▁Al ▁J aze era ▁field ▁rep orter ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁reb els ▁had ▁taken ▁control ▁of ▁a ▁key ▁highway ▁running ▁through ▁Z aw i ya , ▁the ▁one ▁that ▁links ▁Tun is ia ▁to ▁Tri pol i . ▁O ng o ing ▁fighting ▁was ▁occurr ing ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁S urn am ▁district ▁where ▁loyal ist ▁forces ▁had