Amarah city center

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Amarah city center is the urban core of the city of Amarah in southeastern Iraq, which became a focal point of intense fighting and shifting control during the Iraq War.

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Amarah city center canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city center
urban area
associatedWith sectarian and militia violence in mid-2000s Iraq
security operations by Iraqi forces
urban warfare in Iraq War
conflict Iraq War
conflictPeriod post-2003 Iraq War period
controlledBy Iraqi Security Forces
surface form: Iraqi government forces

Iraqi Shia militias
surface form: Shiite militias

coalition forces
country Iraq
countrySubdivision Maysan Governorate
governorateCapitalOf Maysan Governorate (via Amarah)
hasFunction government district
market district
residential district
hasRole urban core of Amarah
locatedIn southeastern Iraq
locatedInTimeZone Arabia Standard Time
locatedOnRiver Tigris River region
notableEvent intense fighting during the Iraq War
shifting control among armed groups during the Iraq War
partOf Amarah
region Maysan Governorate
significance administrative hub of Amarah
commercial hub of Amarah
transportation hub of Amarah

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Battle of Al Amarah controlContested Amarah city center