 In December 886, the people of Palermo deposed the governor, Sawada ibn Khafaja, and sent him to Ifriqiya.Emir Ibrahim II appointed a new governor, who was able to calm the situation temporarily through successful raids and the victory over a Byzantine fleet off Milazzo in 888, which enabled the Sicilian Muslims to launch destructive raids into Calabria.In the next year, Sawada returned, with fresh Ifriqiyan troops, and launched yet another failed attack on Taormina.