Al - Ikhshid reacted .
Al - Ikhshid sent an army north under Abu al - Misk Kafur to confront Sayf al - Dawla , who was besieging Homs .
Al - Ikhshid reacted , and sent an army north under Abu al - Misk Kafur to confront Sayf al - Dawla , who was besieging Homs .