<br>ferhat draga had good relations with king zog of albania. in the mid 1930s, he would become the leader of a separatist cell located in mitrovica and composed as well by xhafer deva, shaban mustafa, and mustafa aliu, all from mitrovica. the cell was in contact with ismet kryeziu and salih vuçitërni, both originating in kosovo and trusted men of zog inside albanian politics. kryeziu and vuçitërni had enabled other cells from the albanian side with the goal of reviving the committee for the national defence of kosovo, which had gone into lethargy since the death of hasan prishtina and bajram curri. since the committee former leaders were not a threat for zog, and the albanian-italians relations were stronger, king zog thought of using the committee as a leverage in the political endeavors with yugoslavia. despite its presence, the committee's work was limited to diplomacy, propaganda, and recruiting, rather than any military activity.