Cham Albanians
In May 1944, a group of local Cham Albanians, under the lead of "Chameria battalion" soldiers created the battalion named after Ali Demi, in the village Milea (), which was included in the 15th regiment of Greek People's Liberation Army. At the time of its creation, it comprised 460 partisans, consisting of both Cham Albanians and Greeks. "Ali Demi" battalion was the second largest of ELAS in the area of Epirus.