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==== Levant ====
* [[May 11]] &ndash; [[Saladin]] leads an Egyptian expeditionary force from [[Cairo]] to [[Syria]]. In June, he arrives in [[Damascus]] and learns that his nephew [[Farrukh Shah]] has raided [[Galilee]], and sacked the villages near [[Mount Tabor]]. On his way back, Farrukh Shah attacks the fortress of [[Cave de Sueth|Habis Jaldak]], carved out of the rock above the [[Yarmouk River|River Yarmuk]]. The garrison, Christian Syrians with no great wish to die for the [[Crusades|Crusaders]], promptly surrenders.<ref name="Steven Runciman 1952 p. 352">Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 352. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* [[July]] &ndash; [[August]] &ndash; [[Battle of Belvoir Castle]]: Saladin crosses into [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] round the south of the [[Sea of Galilee]]. King [[Baldwin IV of Jerusalem|Baldwin IV]] ('''the Leper''') of [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]] marches with his army back from [[Oultrejordain]] and attacks Saladin's forces near [[Belvoir Castle (Israel)|Belvoir Castle]] (modern [[Israel]]). In a fierce battle, the Crusaders successfully repel Saladin's invasion. At the end of the day, each side retires, claiming the victory.<ref>Beeler, John (1971). ''Warfare in Feudal Europe, 730–1200'', p. 138. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University. {{ISBN|0-8014-9120-7}}.</ref>
* August &ndash; Saladin sends an Egyptian fleet to blockade [[Beirut]] and leads his forces in the [[Bekaa Valley]]. The city is strongly fortified and Baldwin IV rushes with his army up from Galilee – only pausing to collect the ships that lay in the harbors of [[Acre, Israel|Acre]] and [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]]. Failing to take Beirut by assault before the Crusaders arrived, Saladin breaks off the siege and withdraws.<ref name="Steven Runciman 1952 p. 352"/>
* September &ndash; Saladin invades the [[Upper Mesopotamia|Jazira Region]], ending the truce between him and the [[Zengid dynasty|Zangids]]. After a feint attack on [[Aleppo]], he crosses the [[Euphrates]]. The towns of the Jazira fall before him; the cities of [[Edessa]], [[Suruç|Saruj]] and [[Nusaybin|Nisibin]] are captured in October. Saladin presses on to [[Mosul]], and begins the siege of the city on [[November 10]].<ref name="Steven Runciman 1952 p. 353">Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 353. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* November &ndash; [[Al-Nasir]], caliph of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]], is shocked by the war between fellow-Muslims and tries to negotiate a peace. Saladin, thwarted by the strong fortifications of Mosul, retreats to [[Sinjar]]. He marches to conquer [[Diyarbakir|Diarbekir]], the richest and the greatest fortress of the Jazira Region (with the finest library in [[Islam]]).<ref name="Steven Runciman 1952 p. 353"/>
* December &ndash; Baldwin IV raids through the [[Hauran]] and reaches [[Bosra]], while [[Raymond III, Count of Tripoli|Raymond of Tripoli]] recaptures Habis Jaldak. A few days later, Baldwin sets out with a Crusader force to Damascus and encamps at [[Darayya|Dareiya]] in the suburbs. He decides not to attack the city and retires laden with booty, to spend [[Christmas]] at Tyre.<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 354. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* Winter &ndash; [[Raynald of Châtillon]], lord of [[Oultrejordain]], orders the building of five ships which are carried to the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] at the northern end of the [[Red Sea]]. Part of his fleet makes a raid along the coast, threatening the security of the holy cities on [[Pharaoh's Island]] (or '''Île de Graye''').<ref>Barber, Malcolm (2012). ''The Crusader States'', p. 284. Yale University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-300-11312-9}}.</ref>