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==Meccan Revolt== | ==Meccan Revolt== | ||
About the same time when the people of Medina revolted against Yazid, [['Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr]] and his companions took control of [[Mecca]]. So after the battle of Harra, the Syrian army moved towards Mecca to defeat Ibn al-Zubayr. The Syrian army besieged Mecca, and during the siege they attacked the city using catapults. As a result of these attacks, [[Ka'ba]] was damaged and burned. The siege lasted until the news of Yazid's death reached his army. | About the same time when the people of Medina revolted against Yazid, [['Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr]] and his companions took control of [[Mecca]]. So after the [[battle of Harra]], the Syrian army moved towards Mecca to defeat Ibn al-Zubayr. The Syrian army besieged Mecca, and during the siege they attacked the city using catapults. As a result of these attacks, [[Ka'ba]] was damaged and burned. The siege lasted until the news of Yazid's death reached his army. | ||
==Military Conquests== | ==Military Conquests== | ||