Al-Aziz attempted without success to enter into friendly relations with the Buwayhid ruler of Baghdad, and tried to gain possession of Aleppo, as the key to Iraq, but this was prevented by the intervention of the Byzantines.
Al-Aziz tentou infrutuosamente establecer relacións co gobernante buída de Bagdad e apoderarse de Alepo, chave de Iraq, mais non o logrou grazas á intervención dos bizantinos.