. ▁The ▁def enders ▁put ▁up ▁such ▁resistance ▁as ▁they ▁could , ▁but ▁against ▁the ▁super b , ▁battle - condition ed ▁troops ▁of ▁K hal id ▁they ▁never ▁had ▁a ▁chance . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁g arrison ▁was ▁sla ugh tered , ▁but ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁and ▁many ▁youth s ▁were ▁taken ▁capt ive . ▁This ▁happened ▁in ▁about ▁the ▁last ▁week ▁of ▁August ▁ 6 3 3 ▁A . D . ▁ ▁After math ▁K hal id ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁days ▁in ▁sett ling ▁the ▁affairs ▁of ▁Da um at - ul - J andal . ▁Then ▁he ▁set ▁off ▁for ▁H ira , ▁taking ▁I y ad ▁with ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁sub ordinate ▁general . ▁Re aching ▁H ira , ▁he ▁found ▁the ▁situation ▁bad ▁once ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁Ira q ▁front . ▁ ▁On - line ▁Resources ▁A . ▁I . ▁Ak ram , ▁The ▁S word ▁ ▁of ▁Al lah : ▁K hal id ▁bin ▁al - W ale ed , ▁His ▁Life ▁and ▁Camp aign s ▁L ah ore , ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁A . I . ▁Ak ram , ▁The ▁S word ▁of ▁Al lah : ▁K hal id ▁bin ▁al - W ale ed , ▁His ▁Life ▁and ▁ ▁Camp aign s , ▁Nat . ▁Publishing . ▁House , ▁Raw al p indi ▁( 1 9 7 0 ) ▁. ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : B att les ▁of ▁K hal id ▁ibn ▁Wal id ▁Category : B att