 The Ilkhanids and their Armenian and Georgian allies took advantage of the intra-Mamluk strife and an invitation by Sunqur to invade Syria, and sacked Aleppo.Isa reprimanded Sunqur for inciting the Muslims' enemies to attack and urged him not to betray Islam in his late age.Isa persuaded Sunqur not to join the Ilkhanids and the latter escaped Qalawun's advancing army.