 There he met a delegation of the citizens of Taormina, who concluded a treaty with him, but soon broke it.In the same year, the Muslims retook Noto and Ragusa, which the Byzantines had apparently recaptured, or which had simply failed to renew their tribute payments after previous capitulations.Khafaja also captured the fortress called "al-Giran" and a few other towns, before an illness forced him to return to Palermo.