Anarchist Uprising in Spanish Civil War

Continued government attempts at reasserting centralized control over the mostly independently-acting Anarchist communes in northeastern Spain, as well as Stalinist repression of dissident communist viewpoints, has now led to full-blown in-fighting in the Republican front. Initially limited to street fighting and low-scale clashes between militias and government or Stalinist forces, the unwillingness for either side to compromise has meant the conflict has rapidly escalated in just a few days. The reallocation of military resources to deal with this internal threat means the frontlines against the Nationalists have been noticeably weakened.