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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Surprise ruling threatens wedge between Iraq, Kurdish govts

ASSOCIATED PRESS

A surprise ruling by Iraq's high court cast doubt on the legal foundations of the independent oil policy of Iraq's Kurdish-run region and threatened to drive a political wedge between the two governments, officials warned Wednesday.

Iraq's Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the legal justifications for the semi-autonomous region's oil policy, effectively calling into question the future of the region's oil contracts, exports and revenues.

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