His request was forwarded to Damascus .
Collecting what remained of the Umayyad army in Ifriqiya , Habib ibn Abi Obeida entrenched himself in a defensive line in the vicinity of Tlemcen ( or perhaps as far back as Tahert ) and appealed to Kairouan for reinforcements .
Habib ibn Abi Obeida 's request was forwarded to Damascus .
Collecting what remained of the Umayyad army in Ifriqiya , Habib ibn Abi Obeida entrenched himself in a defensive line in the vicinity of Tlemcen ( or perhaps as far back as Tahert ) and appealed to Kairouan for reinforcements .