According to some Muslim and Arab propaganda sources, the MuslimArab army was under the command of Khalid ibn al-Walid and the battle took place at Anbar which is located approximately 80 miles from the ancient city of Babylon. Khalid besieged the Sassanian Persians in the city fortress, which had strong walls. Scores of Muslim archers were used in the siege. The Persian governor, Shirazad, eventually surrendered and was allowed to retire. since Muslim archers used in the battle were told to aim at the "eyes" of the Persian garrison.