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Battle of Sufetula (647)

Battle of Sufetula (647)
BelligerentsRashidun CaliphateByzantine Empire
Zenata and MaghrawaCommanders and leadersAbdallah ibn Sa'd
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr
Uqba ibn NafiGregory the Patrician
Wazmar ibn Saqlab (POW)Strength 20,000 men (Arab claim) 120,000 men (Arab claim)Casualties and losses Unknown Most of the army


The Battle of Sufetula (Arabic: معركة سبيطلة, romanizedMa'rakat Sbeitla) took place in 647 between the Arab Muslim forces of the Rashidun Caliphate and the ByzantineExarchate of Africa.