After the Crusaders sacked the Mediterranean port town of al-Farama in October/November 1150, Ibn al-Sallar organized a large-scale naval expedition that raided the Levant coast, attacking the ports of Jaffa, Acre, Beirut, and Tripoli to devastating effect. The raid, though successful, was a hollow victory, as the Fatimids failed to follow it up; it also cost the enormous sum of 300,000 gold dinars, so that the treasury had to curtail expenses, such as the free distribution of clothing in Cairo. It also failed to elicit any response from the Muslim rulers of Syria, Nur al-Din Zengi of Aleppo and Mujir al-Din Abaq of Damascus, who were preoccupied with their own rivalries.
After the Crusaders captured al-Farama in 1150, Ibn al-Sallar led a large-scale naval campaign against the Levant coast, attacking key ports like Jaffa, Acre, Beirut, and Tripoli. This raid was successful but ultimately unsuccessful due to the Fatimids' lack of follow-up and the resulting financial strain on the treasury, which had to cut back on spending on initiatives like clothing distribution in Cairo. The Muslim rulers of Syria remained unresponsive due to their own internal conflicts.