Having fought with and against Berbers before, the Ifriqiyan commander, Habib ibn Abi Obeida, advised the governor Kulthum ibn Iyad to fight "foot against foot, cavalry against cavalry".
Having fought with and against Berbers before, Habib ibn Abi Obeida and the other Ifriqiyan officers advised the governor Kulthum ibn Iyad against impetuousness. Habib strongly urged Kulthum to fight only "foot against foot, cavalry against cavalry".