EDES
During the Axis Occupation of Greece, in August 1943, Parga was targeted by the German anti-guerilla operation named 'Augustus'. The Wehrmacht units were actively assisted by units of the Italian army and armed Cham Albanian groups under Nuri Dino, Mazar Dino and Abdul Qasim. On August 10, 1943, the Cham Balli Kombëtar (BK) held a meeting with EDES in Parga, attended by representatives of the two organizations including Mazar Dino. EDES asked for the disarmament of the Cham units and for their activity to pass under EDES command. These demands were met with refusal by the Cham BK. On 28 June 1944 the National Republican Greek League (EDES) took the village and killed 52 Albanians. The following month the left wing National Liberation Front arrested 40 local Muslims and executed them. The remaining members of the Muslim community were saved by units of the right wing National Republican Greek League of Napoleon Zervas. In general violent incidents in Summer-Autumn 1944 were quite limited and the civilian Muslim community was not found in danger. During the conflicts that resulted in the German retreat the Axis troops around Parga had the armed support of Cham units. At the end of the war, the remaining Muslim Chams fled to Albania.