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".
The Ifriqiyan commander was having fought with and against Berbers before. The Ifriqiyan commander advised the governor Kulthum ibn Iyad. This was to fight "foot against foot, cavalry against cavalry". Habib ibn Abi Obeida was the Ifriqiyan commander.