 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Kubva muna 1992 kusvika pakurwiswa kweIraq neuto reUnited States muna 2003, kwakanga kune NFZ mbiri muIraq. NFZ iri kuchamhembe kweIraq yakatangwa nguva pfupi pashure peHondo yeGulf, ichitambanuka kubva pa36th parallel kuchamhembe. Muna August 1992 NFZ kumaodzanyemba kusvika ku32nd parallel yakagadzwa, asi muna 1996 yakawedzerwa kusvika ku33rd parallel. NFZ yekuchamhembe pakutanga yaive chikamu cheOperation Ipa Nyaradzo mabasa ekuyamura kune vashoma veKurdish vanotambudzwa muIraq, uye yakateverwa neOperation Northern Watch. NFZ yokumaodzanyemba yaichengetwa neOperation Southern Watch. 