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The reporter Ruth Mitchell worked as a spy for this group before being arrested by the Gestapo. This group’s ally Mario Roatta objected after it carried out mass killings of civilians after Operation Alfa. George Musulin evacuated Allied airmen with the assistance of this group in the Halyard Mission. This group convened the Ba Congress, where it condemned the AVNOJ. This group’s flag featured the words “For King and Fatherland Freedom or Death” surrounding a skull and crossbones. This (*) Ravna Gora-based (10[1])group (10[1])supported Peter II’s ascension to power. At the (-5[1])Tehran Conference, the Allied Powers agreed to withdraw support for this group and support their rivals, known as the “Partisans.” Draza Mihailovic led this group that largely dissolved following Josip Broz Tito’s rise to power. For 10 points, name this Serbian nationalist militia active during World War II. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Chetniks [or Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army; accept the Yugoslav Army in the Homeland; accept the Ravna Gora Movement until read]
<History - European History>
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