After the assassination of Muhammad al-Sheikh, the Ottomans retrieved Tlemcen, which had been in control of Saadians (Moroccans) since 1556. In 1558, the Battle of Wadi Al-Laban took place between the Saadians and Turkish-Algerian forces in north Fez, and the Saadians were victorious after the Ottomans withdrew from Moroccan territories without battling them. The Ottomans didn’t move on with their attack on the territories as they weren’t able to face the Saadi army led by Abdullah Al-Ghaleb.