 In 1944, the Italian resistance movement also became active in the mountains of Slavia Friulana.Tensions between the Yugoslav (Slovene) and Italian resistance movements rose.The Liberation Front of the Slovenian People wanted to annex the region to a Yugoslav Communist federation, while the Italian resistance was split between the Communists who partially supported the Yugoslav claims, and the Liberal-democratic who wanted Slavia Friulana to remain part of Italy.