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…Sayf al-Daula crosses the Euphrates into Anzitene, which his troops also raided extensively, and reenters the Muslim-held territory of Diyar Bakr.

Here, he is informed that in the meantime, the imperial army under Bardas Phokas has invaded northern Syria and raided as far as Antioch.

At once he turns his army south and west.

Riding at great speed, …