The Battle of Fajj al-Naam took place in 1318 and was fought between the forces of the Hafsid caliph Abu Yahya Abu Bakr II and the Arab rebel Abu Darba.
Background During the period from 1311 to 1318, a civil war took place between two rival claimants to the Hafsid throne: Abd al-Wahid Zakariya ibn al-Lihyani and Abu Yahya Abu Bakr II. To gain the upper hand in the conflict, Abd al-Wahid financed the Arab tribes of Alqa and Dhiab to fight against Abu Yahya Abu Bakr II near Kairouan.Abdul Qader, Tawib, 2021, p. 126
Battle During the battle in 1318, Abu Darba’s troops were defeated, and his soldiers were plundered and killed, forcing Abu Darba to flee to Mahdia.Yahya, Ibn Khaldoun, 1377, p.161–165
Aftermath The end of this battle marked the reunification of the Hafsid territories throughout Ifriqiya, until the invasion of the Marinids.Charles, André Julien, 1940, p. 126
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