Battle of Kafr Tutha (658)
| Battle of Kafr Tutha (658) | |||||||
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| Part of First Fitna | |||||||
The region of Al-Jazira | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Rashidun Caliphate Pro-Alids |
Umayyad Syria Uthmaniyya | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ali ibn Abi Talib Kumayl ibn Ziyad al-Nakha'i Shabib ibn Amir al-Azdi |
Mu'awiya I Abd al-Rahman ibn Qubath Ma'an ibn Yazid al-Sulami | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 400 | 2,400 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Two killed | Heavy | ||||||
The Battle of Kafr Tutha was a military confrontation in the region of Al-Jazira between the forces of Mu'awiya I under Abd al-Rahman ibn Qubbat and the forces of the fourth Rashidun caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib under Kumayl ibn Ziyad. The conflict resulted in the victory of Ali's forces.