▁been ▁shell ing ▁reb els ▁with ▁art illery ▁from ▁inside ▁the ▁city . ▁A ▁NAT O ▁sp okes man ▁said : ▁" Nothing ▁is ▁certain ▁yet ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁confirm ation ▁about ▁who ▁has ▁control ▁of ▁Z aw i ya ▁because ▁the ▁situation ▁changes ▁every ▁day ." ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁August , ▁loyal ist ▁forces ▁pushed ▁back ▁the ▁reb els ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁center ▁in ▁a ▁concentr ated ▁effort ▁to ▁block ▁the ▁re bel ▁advance . ▁ 1 5 ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁an ▁art illery ▁strike , ▁including ▁a ▁woman ▁and ▁a ▁child . ▁By ▁the ▁evening , ▁the ▁reb els ▁claimed ▁to ▁hold ▁ 8 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁Z aw i ya . ▁They ▁arrested ▁ 1 5 ▁people ▁they ▁said ▁were ▁African ▁mer cen aries ▁and ▁Lib yan ▁Army ▁soldiers , ▁though ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁alleg ed ▁mer cen ary ▁claimed ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁innoc ent ▁Niger ian ▁guest ▁worker . ▁Some ▁f igh ters ▁said ▁they ▁expected ▁it ▁would ▁take ▁some ▁time ▁to ▁clear ▁all ▁the ▁sn ip ers ▁from ▁tall ▁buildings ▁inside ▁the ▁city . ▁Some ▁shell ing ▁continued , ▁though ▁re bel ▁soldiers ▁said ▁fighting ▁was ▁getting ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁loyal ist - h eld ▁oil ▁facility . ▁A ▁re bel ▁f ighter ▁CNN ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁source ▁who ▁has ▁proven ▁reliable ▁in ▁the ▁past " ▁said ▁G add af i - loy al ▁forces ▁in ▁Jan z our , ▁a ▁Tri pol i ▁sub urb ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁Z aw i ya