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The '''Srb uprising''' ({{lang-sh|{{Noitalic|Устанак у Србу /}} Ustanak u Srbu}}) was a rebellion against the [[Independent State of Croatia]] ({{lang-hr|Nezavisna Država Hrvatska}}, NDH) that began on 27 July 1941 in [[Srb]], a village in the region of [[Lika]]. The uprising was started by the local population as a response to persecutions of [[Serbs]] by the [[Ustaše]] and was led by [[Chetniks]] and [[Yugoslav Partisans]]. It soon spread across Lika and [[Bosanska Krajina]]. During the uprising numerous war crimes were committed against local [[Croats|Croat]] and [[Bosniaks|Muslim]] population, especially in the area of [[Kulen Vakuf]]. As NDH forces lacked the strength to suppress the uprising, the [[Royal Italian Army during World War II|Italian Army]], which was not a target of the rebels, expanded its zone of influence to Lika and parts of Bosanska Krajina.
Until 1990, 27 July was a national holiday in the [[Socialist Republic of Croatia]] called "Uprising Day of the People of Croatia". After the [[independence of Croatia]], 22 June was chosen as the [[Anti-Fascist Struggle Day]] and a national holiday.
==Background==
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