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![To match Interview IRAQ-OIL/KURDS Iraq's Kurdistan region Prime Minister Barham Salih speaks during an interview with Reuters in Arbil, 310 km (193 miles) north of Baghdad July 19, 2010. Iraqi Kurdistan cabinet approved stricter measures including stepped-up border surveillance on Monday to stop any illegal trade in crude oil across the borders of the semi autonomous northern region, Salih said. Picture taken July 19, 2010. To match Interview IRAQ-OIL/KURDS REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (IRAQ - Tags: ENERGY BUSINESS)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2012/q3/RTR2GK11.jpg/RTR2GK11.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=SCFFZmyS)
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![To match Interview IRAQ-OIL/KURDS Iraq's Kurdistan region Prime Minister Barham Salih speaks during an interview with Reuters in Arbil, 310 km (193 miles) north of Baghdad July 19, 2010. Iraqi Kurdistan cabinet approved stricter measures including stepped-up border surveillance on Monday to stop any illegal trade in crude oil across the borders of the semi autonomous northern region, Salih said. Picture taken July 19, 2010. To match Interview IRAQ-OIL/KURDS REUTERS/Azad Lashkari (IRAQ - Tags: ENERGY BUSINESS)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2012/q3/RTR2GK11.jpg/RTR2GK11.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=SCFFZmyS)
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