Capture of Damascus (971)
| Capture of Damascus | |||||||||
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| Part of Qarmatians-Fatimid war | |||||||||
A photo of the Old Damascus area | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Qarmatians Supported by: Abbasid Caliphate Hamdanid dynasty | Fatimid Caliphate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Al-Hasan al-A'sam | Ja'far ibn Fallah † | ||||||||
The Capture of Damascus or the Qarmatians' capture of the Levant was one of the Qarmatian attacks against the Fatimids, particularly targeting the regions of Greater Syria, and specifically the area of Damascus, which they also looted.