Thomson Reuters BEIRUT (AP) — Human Rights Watch is criticizing the way Turkey is conducting its offensive in northern Syria, saying it has failed to take necessary precautions to avoid civilian casualties. The New York-based group cites three attacks in the Afrin region in late January that it says killed a total of 26 civilians, including 17 children.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Here's what might happen if North Korea launched a nuclear weaponSee Also:Turkey's Erdogan says his forces will besiege Kurdish Syrian town of Afrin in coming daysTurkey cries 'fake news' amid accusations it used chemical weapons against the Kurds in SyriaTurkey proposes the US push Syria's Kurds east of the Euphrates and station Turkish and US forces together in ManbijSEE ALSO: Russia appears to have deployed its next-generation fighter jet to Syria — and it's a major problem for the F-22