| Country |
| Arab land |
| Ur locale |
| Asian land |
| Arab state |
| Arab nation |
| OPEC member |
| Foe of Iran |
| Oil country |
| Mideast land |
| Najaf's home |
| Baghdad site |
| Mosul's home |
| Gulf War foe |
| Basra locale |
| Mosul's land |
| Basra's land |
| Oil-rich land |
| 1991 war zone |
| 2003 war zone |
| Kirkuk's land |
| War-torn land |
| Tikrit's land |
| Mideast state |
| Asian republic |
| Turkey toucher |
| Syria neighbor |
| Babylon's land |
| Basra's locale |
| Kirkuk's place |
| Mosul is there |
| Samarra's land |
| Member of OPEC |
| Where Basra is |
| Baghdad's home |
| Where Mosul is |
| Baghdad's land |
| Mideast nation |
| Kismet" country |
| A 1991 war zone |
| Amaras nation |
| Basra's country |
| Fallujah's land |
| Green Zone site |
| Kirkuk's locale |
| Land of caliphs |
| Saddam's domain |
| Country in Asia |
| Kuwait neighbor |
| Mosul's country |
| One "I" of ISIS |
| Sumer, nowadays |
| Jordan neighbor |
| Mideast country |
| Turkey neighbor? |
| Iran's neighbour |
| Mesopotamia now |
| Talabanis land |
| Al Kut's country |
| Modern Babylonia |
| Saddam's country |
| Where Baghdad is |
| Neighbor of Iran |
| Syria's neighbor |
| Baghdad's nation |
| Middle East land |
| Big oil exporter |
| Kirkuk's country |
| Mideast hot spot |
| Persian Gulf land |
| Neighbor of Syria |
| Baath party place |
| Mesopotamian land |
| 2004 battleground |
| Mideastern nation |
| Baghdad's country |
| Neighbor of Turkey |
| 2003 invasion spot |
| Former no-fly zone |
| Green Zone country |
| Iran's enemy, once |
| Major oil exporter |
| Mesopotamia today |
| Mesopotamia's land |
| Neighbor of Kuwait |
| 2000s service site |
| Home of some Kurds |
| Modern Mesopotamia |
| Neighbor of Jordan |
| Middle East country |
| Persian Gulf nation |
| Desert Storm target |
| 2008 campaign issue |
| Country in the news |
| Former Baath house? |
| Mesopotamian nation |
| Today's Mesopotamia |
| 1990 Kuwait invader |
| Mesopotamia's place |
| Sunni Triangle land |
| Green Zone" setting |
| Persian Gulf country |
| Three Kings" setting |
| Babylon's site today |
| Early 2000s war zone |
| It's south of Turkey |
| Mesopotamia, updated |
| Saddam's domain once |
| Syrian Desert nation |
| Syrian Desert sharer |
| This land is Ur land |
| Axis of evil" member |
| Desert Storm country |
| OPEC founding member |
| A neighbor of Jordan |
| Middle East republic |
| Middle Eastern nation |
| Former Baathist state |
| Land along the Tigris |
| Place to spend dinars |
| Saddam Hussein's land |
| Sunni Triangle locale |
| Persian Gulf adjoiner |
| Fertile Crescent land |
| Modern-day Mesopotamia |
| One of the I's of ISIS |
| Persian Gulf War loser |
| Saddam used to rule it |
| Sunni Triangle setting |
| Sunni Triangle country |
| Baghdad is its capital |
| Where the Tigris flows |
| Middle Eastern country |
| American Sniper" locale |
| The Hurt Locker" locale |
| Country invaded in 2003 |
| Country of western Asia |
| Fertile Crescent nation |
| It includes Mesopotamia |
| One side in a 1980s war |
| Ruins of Babylon locale |
| It doesn't bare its arms |
| Where dinars buy dinners |
| American Sniper" setting |
| Zagros Mountains country |
| Fertile Crescent country |
| Land on the Persian Gulf |
| The Hurt Locker" setting |
| Where the Euphrates flows |
| Country carved up in 1920 |
| Modern home of ancient Ur |
| Subject of U.N. sanctions |
| Where dinners cost dinars |
| Where dinner costs dinars |
| What some veterans recall |
| Its motto is "Allahu Akbar |
| Kuwait's northern neighbor |
| Modern site of Mesopotamia |
| Former site of no-fly zones |
| Modern site of ancient Kish |
| Modern locale of ancient Ur |
| The New Way Forward" country |
| Setting for "American Sniper |
| Where Tigris meets Euphrates |
| Former Baath Party stronghold |
| Operation Desert Storm target |
| 2004 presidential debate topic |
| Country once part of Babylonia |
| Independent country as of 1932 |
| Modern locale of ancient Sumer |
| Operation Desert Storm setting |
| Where Al Sharqiya is broadcast |
| Modern site of ancient Nineveh |
| Country in March 2003 headlines |
| Setting for "Three Kings," 1999 |
| Where many a veteran has served |
| Country in the Fertile Crescent |
| Homeland of the thief of Baghdad |
| Its flag has Arabic script on it |
| Land of the Tigris and Euphrates |
| A land of the Tigris and Euphrates |
| World's sixth largest oil producer |
| Country that invaded Kuwait in 1990 |
| Home of the metal band Acrassicauda |
| Where the Tigris and Euphrates flow |
| Where the Tigris and Euphrates meet |
| Modern-day locale of ancient Nineveh |
| Tigris and Euphrates juncture locale |
| Where the Euphrates meets the Tigris |
| Where the Tigris meets the Euphrates |
| Country under longtime U.N. sanctions |
| Country whose flag bears Kufic script |
| Country whose flag says "God is great |
| Birthplace of oud virtuoso Munir Bashir |
| Land with a bit of the Fertile Crescent |
| Site of a big, messy 2003 U.S. invasion |
| Where the Tigris and the Euphrates flow |
| Middle Eastern country where Baghdad is |
| Country with the ruins of ancient Nineveh |
| Modern home of the ancient Akkadian empire |
| Nation where the Tigris and Euphrates meet |
| Country where "The Hurt Locker" takes place |
| Asian country slightly larger than California |
| Country created by the Treaty of Sèvres, 1920 |
| Country that lies between Iran and Saudi Arabia |
| Modern country within the "Cradle of Civilization |
| Script meaning "God is great" appears on its flag |
| American theater for six years as of March 20, 2009 |
| Country whose flag's stripes are red, white and black |
| Emancipated Middle Eastern country with no more problems |
| Nation suspected of harboring weapons of mass destruction |