US Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,902

Monday, Dec. 31, 2007 | 12:57 p.m.

As of Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007, at least 3,902 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,175 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is four higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EST.

The British military has reported 174 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, South Korea, one death each.

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The latest deaths reported by the military:

- A soldier died Sunday of non-combat causes in Baghdad.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

- No identifications reported.

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On the Net:

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/

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