Iran rejects Iraqi claims of oil well takeover
CNN - Sun Dec 20, 1:33 am ETIran dismissed allegations Saturday that its military forces seized an oil well on the Iraqi border, saying that the well is on Iranian land.
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Iranians cross over disputed border and seize Iraqi oil well in al-Fakkah field: Baghdad officials
New York Daily News - Fri Dec 18, 12:04 am ETIranian troops crossed over a disputed border with Iraq and seized a major oil well, officials in Baghdad charged.
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Iraqi troops in standoff with Iran near oil well
USA Today - Sat Dec 19, 4:54 pm ETIraq deployed security forces Saturday near a remote oil well seized by Iran, officials said, and its government pressed Tehran to withdraw its forces from the area along their disputed southern border.
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Channeling Sunni Rage Into Iraqi Political Clout
International Herald Tribune - Sat Dec 19, 5:30 pm ETSunni Arab political action ahead of the coming national elections is far from a concession on their part.
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Iraqi Official: Iranian Troops Seize Iraq Oil Well
Fox News - Fri Dec 18, 10:19 am ETIraq's government has ordered Iranian troops to withdraw from the oilfield which they have taken control of in southern Iraq, Reuters reported.
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Firms to sign pre-contracts for 7 Iraqi oil fields
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Dec 19, 8:38 am ETIraq will sign preliminary contracts, from Sunday, with oil companies that bid successfully last week for seven fields, oil ministry spokesman Assem Jihad told AFP.
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Cookbook offers look at Iraqi culture, family recipes
Detroit Free Press - 2 hours 42 minutes agoWhat it is: "The Iraqi Cookbook" by Lamees Ibrahim (Interlink Books, $35). An expatriate Iraqi living in London, Ibrahim takes us on an appetizer-to-beverage tour of Iraq's cuisine. She learned to cook as a teen in Baghdad, and assembled these 200-plus recipes to pass traditional flavors and recipes on to her children.
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CNN - Iran Denies Holding Iraqi Oil Well
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta - Sat Dec 19, 4:29 pm ETBoth Iraq And Iran Stood Their Ground Saturday Over The Reported Seizure Of A Southern Iraqi Oil Well By Iranian Forces.
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Mullen tours Iraqi market
AP via Yahoo! News - Sat Dec 19, 2:28 am ETThe top US military officer toured a bustling market on the outskirts of Baghdad on Saturday that is returning to normal as violence ebbs in Iraq.
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Iraqi troops in standoff with Iran
AP via Yahoo! News - Sat Dec 19, 11:28 am ETIraqi troops massed Saturday near an oil well on the border in a standoff with Iranian forces that seized control of the site in a sudden flare up of tension between the two uneasy neighbors.
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World Digest: Iranian soldiers allegedly raid Iraqi oil field
Washington Post - Sat Dec 19, 12:00 am ETIraq The Iraqi government on Friday condemned a reported cross-border raid by Iranian soldiers who allegedly raised their flag at the Fakka oil field in Iraq's Maysan province.
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Iraqi official: Iranians seized Iraqi oil well
Staten Island Advance - Fri Dec 18, 11:34 am ETAssociated PressIraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his office in the heavily protected Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq last month.BAGHDAD -- Iranian troops have crossed into Iraqi territory and seized an oil...
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Iranian Forces Take Over Iraq Oil Well- US, Iraqi Officials
Nasdaq - Fri Dec 18, 9:32 am ETNASIRIYAH, Iraq (AFP)--Iranian forces took control of a southern Iraqi oil well in a disputed section of the border Friday, U.S. and Iraqi officials told AFP.
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Oil prices rise after Iranians seize Iraqi oil field
USA Today - Fri Dec 18, 3:52 pm ETCrude prices rose Friday after Iranian troops crossed into Iraq and seized an oil field.
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Iranian Forces Strengthen Positions After Occupying Iraqi Well
Bloomberg - Sat Dec 19, 9:52 am ETDec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Iranian forces bolstered their positions at a well in the East Maysan oil field after sending troops across the Iraqi border two days ago in a move that’s caused a political standoff between the two countries.
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World Briefs: Iran seizes Iraqi oil well
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Sat Dec 19, 1:25 am ETBAGHDAD -- Iranian forces crossed into Iraq and seized an oil well just over the two countries' disputed border, Iraq's government said yesterday, prompting a protest from Baghdad and providing a
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