| Battle of al-Asnam | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Berber Revolt | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Umayyad Caliphate | Berber insurgents | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Handhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi | Abd al-Wahid ibn Yazid al-Hawwari † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 10,000 men[1] | 300,000 men[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 180,000 killed[2] | ||||||
The Battle of al-Asnam (Arabic: معركة الأصنام) was a military engagement between the Umayyad governor of Ifriqya, Handhala ibn Safwan al-Kalbi, and the Sufrite Berber insurgents led by Abd al-Wahid ibn Yazid al-Hawwari. The Umayyads decisively defeated the Berber army, saving Kairouan and Ifriqiya from the Berbers rebels.
- ^ a b al-Nuwayri, p. 33.
- ^ al-Nuwayri, p. 34.