Farmer's lawsuit demands compensation for oil land

Picture taken on December 12, 2009 shows the digging of a new well at the Halfaya oil field near the southern city of Amara in Iraq's southern Missan province. (KARIM JAMIL/AFP/Getty Images)

Farmer claims that state oil company took over his land in Missan province and owes him millions in lost income.

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