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Battle of the Straits
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Not to be confused with the 1352 Battle of the Straits between Genoa and a Byzantine–Venetian–Catalan alliance.
The Battle of the Straits (Arabic: waqʿat al-majāz) was fought in early 965 between the fleets of the Byzantine Empire and the Fatimid Caliphate in the Straits of Messina. It resulted in a major Fatimid victory, and the final collapse of the attempt of Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas to recover Sicily from the Fatimids.
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Battle of the Straits | |||||||
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Part of the Arab–Byzantine wars | |||||||
![]() Map of the Arab–Byzantine naval conflict in the Mediterranean, 7th–11th centuries | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Byzantine Empire |
Fatimid Caliphate Kalbid Emirate of Sicily | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Niketas Abalantes (POW) | Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Kalbi | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Heavy, ca. 1000 prisoners | Unknown |
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