the Umayyad armies in the
Battle of the Nobles and
Battle of Bagdoura were decisively crushed, hearing this, the Umayyad Caliph
Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik appointed
Handhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi as the new governor of ifiriqya, it wasn't long before Oqasha was said to be mounting an attack, in coordination with another large Berber army coming in from the west, led by Abd al-Wahid ibn Yazid al-Hawwari. The Berber rebel armies were to make a junction in front of Kairouan, before launching their final attack on the city, Handhala wanted to delay Abd al-Wahid march so he can meet Ukasha's army, Handhala dispatched a cavalry force to slow down Abd al-Wahid's progress, and threw the bulk of his forces to meet Ukasha, they met in a place called Al-Qarn near Kairouan, the fighting was intense and heavy, both sides suffered heavy casualties until Handhala succeeded in defeating the Berber army, Ukasha was captured and executed. Handhala withdrew to Kairouan due to fear that Abd al-Wahid would reach it before him ==See also==