Battle of Qarteen

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Battle of Qarteen

Part of Campaigns of Khalid ibn al-Walid

Date	June 634
Location	Syria
Result	Muslim victory

Belligerents

Rashidun Caliphate

Ghassanids

Commanders

Khalid ibn al-Walid

Unknown

Strength

9,000

Unknown but less than Muslims

Casualties and losses

Very few

Unknown but more than Muslims.

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Byzantine-Arab Wars

Early Conflicts
Mutah – Tabouk – Dathin – Firaz
Arab Conquest of Roman Syria
Qarteen – Bosra – Ajnadayn – Marj-al-Rahit – Fahl – Damascus - Maraj-al-Debaj - Emesa - Yarmouk – Jerusalem - Hazir – Aleppo
Arab Conquest of Roman Egypt
Heliopolis – Nikiou
Umayyad Conquest of North Africa
Carthage
Arab Invasions of Anatolia and Constantinople
Iron Bridge - Kahramanmaraş – Masts – 1st Constantinople – Syllaeum – 2nd Constantinople – Akroinon
Arab Campaigns in Southern Italy
Later Byzantine Campaigns

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Campaigns of

Khalid ibn al-Walid

Conquest of Arabia
Uhud – Mu'tah – Mecca – Hunayn – Ta'if
Ridda Wars
Yamama – Zafar – Daumat-ul-Jandal – Buzakha –
Ghamra – Naqra
Conquest of the Persian Empire
Chains – River – Walaja – Ullais – Hira – Al-Anbar – Ein-ul-tamr – Daumat-ul-Jandal – Muzayyah – Saniyy – Zumail – Firaz
Conquest of Roman Syria
Firaz – Qarteen – Bosra – Ajnadayn – Marj-al-Rahit – Fahl – Damascus - Maraj-al-Debaj - Emesa - Yarmouk - Jerusalem – Hazir - Aleppo
Campaigns in Anatolia
Iron Bridge - Kahramanmaraş

Battle of Qarteen was a minor battle between the Ghassanid Arab allies of Byzantine empire and Rashidun Caliphate army it was fought after Khalid ibn Walid conquered Tadmur in Syria, his army marched to Qaryatain, the inhabitants of which resisted the Muslims. They were fought, defeated and plundered.