Salah al-Din, while marching against Aleppo, besieged 'Azaz

Summary:
After taking Damascus, he moved against Aleppo. He made a halt in the surroundings of 'Azaz, put the town under siege and dressed the mangonels against it 
Dates:
1176 
Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub (Saladin 101)
  • After taking Damascus, he moved against Aleppo; he made a halt in the surroundings of 'Azaz, put the town under siege and dressed the mangonels against it (:) قصد حلب ونازل عزاز ... وحصرها ونصب عليها المجانيق Ibn Shaddad 383