US Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,867

Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007 | 12:35 p.m.

As of Friday, Nov. 16, 2007, at least 3,867 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 3,151 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 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:

- No new deaths reported.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

- Army Spc. Ashley Sietsema, 20, Melrose Park, Ill.; died Monday in Kuwait City, Kuwait, of injuries from a vehicle accident; assigned to the 708th Medical Company, 108th Medical Battalion, 108th Sustainment Brigade, Illinois National Guard, North Riverside, Ill.

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