[5] When Salah Reis stopped at Tlemcen, Mohammed ash-Sheikh set up his headquarters at Taza with 30,000 cavalry, 10,000 infantry and 20 cannons.

[5] Salah Reis crossed the border and arrived in sight of the Moroccan camp in December.

[5][1][2] The Sharif retreated to a height behind Taza and then retired to Fez in mid December.

[5] Salah Reis received a reinforcement of 600 men from the Wattasid sovereign and went with all of his forces to the Oued Sebou, six kilometres from Fez.

[5] Another battle against the Moroccans took place at Qudyat-al-Mahali in the suburbs of Fez in January and Salah Reis was victorious.