CIMIC-House
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CIMIC House was the British Army-led Multi-National Division (South-East)'s centre of Civil-Military Co-operation (CIMIC) activities in the Iraqi town of Al Amarah during the 2003–2011 occupation of Iraq. It was situated in the former residence of the Ba'ath Party governor of Maysan province. it was before the second battle of maysan al amarah 2006 Determined to capture the strong point, militiamen of the Shia Mahdi Army launched sustained attacks on the British positions at CIMIC House and the neighbouring Pink Palace, the seat of local government, beginning on 5 August 2004.
