| Siege of Laodicea | |||||||||
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| Part of the Muslim conquest of Syria (Arab–Byzantine wars) | |||||||||
&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Latakia_Albazar_Mosque_4073.jpg) Jami' al-Bazaar mosque in Latakia built by 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit during conquest of Levant | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Byzantine Empire | Rashidun Caliphate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Unknown |
Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit Anas ibn Malik | ||||||||
The siege of Laodicea was a Rashidun Caliphate campaign that occurred in 636, during the Muslim conquest of the Levant. The siege of the Byzantine port city of Laodicea (modern Latakia) was led by Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah and 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit, two of the Companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.