 During the Crusades, the town was a barrier fortress of the Principality of Antioch.However, after the capture of Baldwin II of Edessa, the inhabitants of al-Fu'ah and nearby Maarrat Misrin and Sarmin revolted against their Crusader rulers in 1104, inflicting heavy casualties against their troops.The town was later captured by Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan in 1104.