Hello,
I am collecting information to insure safety for my trip to Iraq. I receive travel warnings from the USA government.
http://travel.state.gov/iraq_warning.html
http://travel.state.gov/iraq.html

A person can subscribe to updates of new embassy or consular sheets. This is information or opinions of what the USA goverment would recommend on the status of a specific country. To receive information by email go to this link:
http://www.state.gov/www/listservs_cms.html

Good map of Iraq:
http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/iraq.pdf