the Narodna Odbrana have committed serious war crimes against the civilian population. In Skopje there was a central committee of "National Defense". A population of Skopje called their headquarters "Black House", after the "Black Hand", secret organization that stood behind them. In the "black house" disloyal individuals were taken and beaten. Members Stepa Stepanović (president), military Jovan Dučić (founder), intelligentsia Branislav Nušić (founder), intelligentsia Miško Jovanović, student, also Young Bosnia Božidar Janković, military Milorad Pavlović Mladen Stojanović, student, also Young Bosnia Todor Ilić, student See also Black Hand Chetniks Pan-Serbism Pan-Slavism Serbian National Defense Council References Sources External links Kingdom of Serbia Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina History of Austria-Hungary Ottoman period in the history of North Macedonia Paramilitary organizations based in Serbia Anti-Bulgarian sentiment Serbian irredentism Serbian war crimes in the Balkan Wars Military units and formations established in 1908 1900s establishments in Serbia History of the Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbs from the Ottoman Empire Austria-Hungary–Serbia relations Serb organizations Defunct political organizations in Serbia Serbian nationalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian nationalism in North Macedonia Revolutionary organizations against the Ottoman Empire