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Fez, Capture of
The Capture of Fez occurs in 1576 at the Moroccan city of Fez, when an Ottoman Empire force from Algiers supportsAbd al-Malek in gaining the throne of Morocco against his nephew and rival claimant Mulay Muhammed.
About ten thousand Ottoman soldiers participate in the campaign.
This campaign follows a short-lived Ottoman capture of Fez in 1554.