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Arab Muslim forces captured Damascus and Jerusalem during the 7th-century Islamic expansion:
- Damascus: The city surrendered to Arab forces in 635, with its inhabitants granted security for their lives, property, and churches upon payment of a poll tax.1
- Jerusalem: Following the decisive Battle of the Yarmouk River in 636, which effectively ended Byzantine rule in Syria, Jerusalem surrendered to the Caliphate in 637.2