Iran raids Iraqi oil well

Iranian troops entered Iraq and seized an oil well in a disputed area along the countries’ border.

Fri, 18 Dec, 2009 - 16:40

Iranian troops entered Iraq and seized an oil well in a disputed area along the countries’ border.

The move came last night in the al-Fakkah oil field, about 200 miles south-east of Baghdad deputy foreign minister Mohammed Haj Mahmoud, said today.

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