They were intercepted near the city and massacred by the Umayyad forces, who first surrounded them for some days and cut off their access to the nearby Euphrates. After the battle, the women and children were taken captive and marched to Kufa and then the capital Damascus.
The group was apprehended close to the city and brutally killed by the Umayyad troops, who initially confined them for several days and severed their supply lines to the nearby Euphrates River. After the conflict, the women and children were taken into custody and marched to Kufa before being transported to the capital Damascus.