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Iraq says Iran seized its oil well

By REBECCA SANTANA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted: December 19, 2009 at 5:40 a.m.

Iranian forces crossed into Iraq and seized an oil well just beyond the two countries’ disputed border, Iraq’s government said Friday, prompting a protest from Baghdad.

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