Battle of Al-Aribus
| Battle of al-Aribus | |||||||
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| Part of the Fatimid-Aghlabid war (902–909) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Fatimid insurgents |
 Aghlabid Emirate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Abu Abdallah al-Shi'i |
Ibrahim ibn al-Aghlab | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 575 Kutama warriors |
Regular Arab army African slaves | ||||||
The Battle of al-Aribus was the final decisive battle of the Fatimid-Aghlabid war took place at al-Aribus on Saturday, 18 March 909. The fighting lasted until the asr prayer (late afternoon), when a unit of 575 Kutama warriors, having circled around the battlefield in a deep streambed, attacked the Aghlabid army in the flank. The Aghlabid army then fled. Its commander, Ibrahim ibn Abi al-Aghlab, headed back towards Kairouan with what remained of his army. The next day, Sunday 19 March, al-Aribus offered an unconditional surrender to the Kutama, who then massacred its inhabitants and looted the city.[1]
Aftermath
Ziyadat Allah, however, did not take command of this army, which mustered at al-Aribus at the end of October 907. That task was left to the prince Ibrahim ibn Abi al-Aghlab, who was ordered to remain in al-Aribus, on the northern Roman road, while Ziyadat Allah headed back to Tunis. They expected Abu Abdallah to approach via this route when they inevitably attacked Kairouan. Abu Abdallah, however, came from the south, capturing several cities in early 908 and forcing the Aghlabids under Ibrahim to march south. The two armies met at Dar Madyan, a place which was probably between Sbeitla and Kasserine, and fought an indecisive battle. Ibrahim returned to al-Aribus, while Abu Abdallah and the Kutama continued eastward, capturing Qastiliya (the region around the Chott el-Djerid) before withdrawing which led to
References
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