Saladin gave him the city's government; he offered no resistance, but the Crusaders held out the castle the next day.

[2] Latakia was a wealthy city known as a trading post, and the Ayyubids earned a large booty full of treasures.

[3] When the Crusaders saw the ferocity of the attack and how close they approached, they offered to surrender on Friday, 25 Jumada (22 July).

Saladin appointed Emir Sunkur al Kilati governor and garrisoned the city with strong men.

[7] The capture of the city cut off the Principality of Antioch, the County of Tripoli, and the Kingdom of Jerusalem, which contributed to a coastal sailing between them.