Battle of Sanita-al-Uqab
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Battle of Sanita-al-Uqab
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The Battle of Sanita-al-Uqab was fought in 634 between forces of the Rashidun Caliphate led by Khalid ibn al-Walid against a Byzantine force sent by Byzantine Emperor Heraclius to relieve the besieged garrison of Damascus. Leading up to the battle, the Caliphate forces had intended to isolate the city of Damascus from the rest of the region; Khalid placed detachments in the south on the road to Palestine and in the north on the Damascus-Emesa route, and several other smaller detachments on route
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634 CE conflict between the Rashidun Caliphate and Byzantine Empire
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sanita-al-Uqab
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2023-04-03T10:01:07Z
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