Iraq

The National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has "neutralized" Murat Ateş, identified as a prominent member of the PKK, in an operation in Qamishli city in northeastern Syria, security sources revealed on Feb. 22.

Security forces have "neutralized" six PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, the territory of the Claw-Lock Operation, the Defense Ministry announced on Feb. 21.

The Royal Court in London is set to deliberate on the future of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, with hearings scheduled today and tomorrow regarding the US extradition request for the Australian journalist.

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that law enforcement has apprehended 23 individuals sought by 12 countries through red and green bulletins and urgency marks issued by Interpol.

The arrests were made in simultaneous operations conducted across multiple cities in Türkiye.

Turkish forces "neutralized" eight PKK terrorists in the operation zone in northern Iraq in response to an infiltration attempt by the terrorist organization into a military base, which resulted in the death of a Turkish soldier, the Defense Ministry has announced.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with a series of foreign officials on Friday at the 60th Munich Security Conference.

The Turkish intelligence agency MİT has "neutralized" Fatma Sakana, a so-called PKK ringleader, in an operation in Syria's north. 

Sakana, one of the perpetrators of the PKK attack in the southeastern province of Şırnak that killed 10 Turkish soldiers on Sept. 2, 2012, was "neutralized" during an operation.

Greek authorities have apprehended two undocumented migrants from Iraq, aged 23 and 26, in the northwestern port of Igoumenitsa as they attempted to travel to Italy concealed within a freight truck. 

Additionally, a 52-year-old suspected smuggler, also from Iraq, has been detained in connection with the same incident.

The United States and Iraq have reopened discussions regarding the reduction of US-led coalition forces stationed in Iraq, with recent retaliatory strikes and escalating tensions shaping the dialogue, according to the Associated Press.

Iran marked Sunday the 45th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution amid tensions gripping the wider Middle East over Israel's continued war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Thousands of Iranians marched through major streets and squares decorated with flags, balloons and banners with revolutionary and religious slogans.