At the instigation of Nasr ibn Musharraf, Ibn al-Jarrah of Tripoli and the qadi of Tripoli laid siege to Maraqiyya, with Nasr's aid. But the new doux of Antioch, Niketas of Mistheia, as soon as he arrived in post, marched to relieve Maraquiyya, and the attackers withdrew. Niketas repaired the fortifications and strengthened the garrison