US Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,864

Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007 | 3:52 a.m.

As of Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007, at least 3,864 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 3,147 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

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

The British military has reported 171 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 was killed Wednesday in combat near Mosul.

- Two soldiers were killed Tuesday in an explosion in Diyala province.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

- Two Army soldiers died Tuesday in Mukhisa from wounds from an explosive. Both were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.

Killed were Sgt. Christopher R. Kruse, 23, Emporia, Kan.; and Spc. Peter W. Schmidt, 30, Eureka, Calif.

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