Delldude, that part of the world is given to Lufthunsa in the * alliance.
I've spent a LOT of time in that part of the world and I have no desire to fly there as a commercial pilot.
I'd expect * service to ORBI (Baghdad International) to originate out of Frankfurt; I don't think that you'd see any nonstops out of the US from any * airline.
Northwest is trying to get a DTW-ORBI nonstop route. DTW has a large Muslim population.