I thought it might be helpful to put some maps on the blog. This map to the left is the Middle East that will help orient you to the entire area and Iraq's position to its neighbors. The map above is more of a close-up of Iraq. The boy's are in the Anbar province and you can see where that is in relation to Baghdad. The third map shows an unnamed lake and the Euphrates river. Seth talked about traveling over the dam, seeing the lake on one side and the river on the other side. If you put your mouse over the maps and click you will get an enlarged picture.