Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who have been fighting to retake Tripoli, are firing at rebels inside the Bab al-Azizya compound and bombing other areas of central the capital, the pan-Arab al-Jazeera TV reported Wednesday.

War-hit Tripoli still saw sporadic clashes between Gaddafi forces and rebel troops fighting to consolidate grip on the capital, the report said, adding heavy gunfire was heard near the Rixos hotel housing dozens of foreign journalists.

Meanwhile, a military spokesman for the rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) told the TV on Wednesday that Gaddafi has lost control of 95 percent of Libya and his rule has come to an end.

Early on Wednesday, Gaddafi said the withdrawal from the Bab al- Azizya compound was a tactical move, local al-Orouba TV reported.

Gaddafi, whose whereabouts remain unknown to the moment, said the compound was levelled to the ground by as many as 64 NATO airstrikes, the TV said, adding the defiant leader vowed death or victory in fight against the "aggression."