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- Can’t really explain strategy – broad strategy of defence-in-depth – Palestine an Syria small-scale frequent nomadic raid did not require mustering and dispatch of large intervention forces for the defense of the – lacked proper topography of sufficient manpower to commit troops along empire’s periphery.
- Depended on intelligence not much forthcoming from the Muslims and assumed civilian population could take cover in secure places – namely walled towns, rough terrain, or terrain with adequate cover for hiding from invaders.
- Byzantines prepared in Syria and Palestine to confront small-scale penetrations of mobile garrisons of local troops under duces – local Arab allies did most of the patrolling and fighting. Best defences for large-scale penetrations near Mesopotamia – lesser extent Armenia – Muslim strategy and operations well suited to this.
- B’s attempt to use assassination, kidnaps and deception to reinforce enfeebled and broken defence in depth. – used Arabs near border and best defences kept far in the rear – probably accounted for survival of a least part of the Byzantine empire.
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