Battle of Al-Anbar ( ar, معركة الأنبار) was between the Muslim

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army under the command of

Khalid ibn al-Walid Khalid ibn al-Walid ibn al-Mughira al-Makhzumi (; died 642) was a 7th-century Arab military commander. He initially headed campaigns against Muhammad on behalf of the Quraysh. He later became a Muslim and spent the remainder of his career in ...

and the Sasanian Empire. The battle took place at Anbar which is located approximately 80 miles from the ancient city of Babylon. Khalid besieged the

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Persians in the city fortress, which had strong walls. Scores of Muslim archers were used in the siege. The Persian

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, Shirzad, eventually surrendered and was allowed to retire. The Battle of Al-Anbar is often remembered as the "Action of the Eye" since Muslim

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used in the battle were told to aim at the "eyes" of the Persian garrison.

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* A.I. Akram, ''The Sword of Allah: Khalid bin al-Waleed, His Life and Campaigns'', Nat. Publishing. House, Rawalpindi (1970) . Battles of Khalid ibn Walid Battles involving the Rashidun Caliphate Battles involving the Sasanian Empire Muslim conquest of Mesopotamia 633 630s in the Rashidun Caliphate {{battle-stub