in ▁forces ▁leave ▁Northern ▁Alban ia ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁at roc ities ▁stop . ▁Freund lich ▁was ▁also ▁told ▁by ▁Ser bian ▁officials ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁going ▁to ▁w ipe ▁out ▁the ▁Alban ians , ▁despite ▁protest s ▁from ▁the ▁Great ▁Pow ers . ▁The ▁war ▁cr imes ▁were , ▁according ▁to ▁Freund lich , ▁fully ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁authorities . ▁He ▁also ▁describes ▁how ▁the ▁Ser b ▁regular ▁army , ▁together ▁with ▁Ch et nik s , ▁attacked ▁un ar med ▁civ ili ans , ▁str ang led ▁children ▁and ▁elder ly ▁and ▁ra ped ▁ 1 2 - year - old ▁girls . ▁The ▁report ▁gained ▁much ▁attention ▁in ▁Europe ▁with ▁news - b ure aus ▁reporting ▁of ▁" app alling ▁at roc ities " ▁being ▁committed ▁by ▁the ▁Ser b ▁arm ies . ▁The ▁Kreuz zeit ung ▁reported ▁on ▁the ▁" ex termin ation ▁of ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁population " ▁and ▁The ▁Daily ▁Chron icle ▁about ▁the ▁mass acre ▁of ▁" 2 , 0 0 0 ▁Ar na uts ▁in ▁K uman ovo " ▁and ▁another ▁" 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁Pr ist ina " ▁ ▁The ▁Il ▁Mess agger o ▁of ▁Rome ▁reported ▁of ▁" hein ous ▁mass ac res " ▁of ▁the ▁Alban ians ▁in ▁the ▁Vil ay et ▁of ▁Kos ovo . ▁The ▁French ▁" L ' H uman ité " ▁reported ▁of ▁pl und ering , ▁mass ac res ▁and ▁destruction . ▁Freund lich ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁Great ▁Pow ers ▁help ▁in