Abu Ubaidah sends Khalid northwards, while he…

Abu Ubaidah sends Khalid northwards, while he marches south and captures Lazkia, Jabla, Tartus and the coastal areas west of Anti-Lebanon mountains.

Khalid moves north and raids territory up to the Kızıl River in Anatolia.

Emperor Heraclius had already left Antioch for Edessa before the arrival of the Muslims.

He arranges for the necessary defenses in Al-Jazira and Armenia and leaves for Constantinople.

On his way to the capital, he has a narrow escape when Khalid, after the capturing Marash, is heading south towards Munbij.

Heraclius hastily takes the mountainous path and, passing though the Cilician Gates, is reported to have said: ‘Peace be with you, Syria — what a beautiful land you will be for your enemy’.