wɪð lˈɪɾəl fˈoːɹsᵻz ɪmˈiːdɪətli ɐvˈeɪləbəl, kˈeɪlɪf hˈɪʃæm ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd sˈæɪd ˈɪbən ˈæmɚɹ ˈælhæɹˈæʃi tə tˈeɪk kəmˈænd ɐɡˈɛnst ðə kˈɑːzɑːɹz, ænd ɐsˈɛmbəl wʌtˈɛvɚ fˈoːɹsᵻz hiː kʊd æt ɹˈækə.
With little forces immediately available, Caliph Hisham appointed Sa'id ibn Amr al-Harashi to take command against the Khazars, and assemble whatever forces he could at Raqqa.