Iraq's foreign ministry says 11 Iraqi fishermen detained on Friday by Kuwaiti forces in disputed waters have been released.
The fishermen complain of harassment by Kuwaitis who maintain the fishermen do not respect their boundaries, complicating the already tense relations.
Sunday's statement maintained that the fishermen were detained inside Iraqi territorial waters. It said they were arrested late Saturday.
Iraqi officials had originally reported 12 fishermen were arrested but later discovered it was 11.
The most recent point of tension between Iraq and Kuwait centres on Kuwaiti plans to build a port in the Persian Gulf. Iraq claims the port will interfere with ships passing through its only access to the Gulf.
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