 On 13 July, the Ustaše had ordered the arrest of all Serbian Orthodox priests in the district and the confiscation of their property, but Đujić was already beyond their reach.While they generally stood by as the Ustaše committed atrocities, the Italians also opened up the border crossings into the Governorate of Dalmatia to Serbs fleeing the Ustaše.Refugees from Knin and nearby regions were taken into Italian-run camps located in Split, Obrovac, Benkovac, Kistanje and Šibenik.