US Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,873

AP

Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007 | 1:09 a.m.

As of Monday, Nov. 19, 2007, at least 3,873 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 3,153 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is six higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Monday 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 deaths reported.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

- Airman Staff Sgt. Alejandro Ayala, 26, Riverside, Calif.; died Sunday after a vehicle accident in Kuwait; assigned to the 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron, F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.

- Army 2nd Lt. Peter H. Burks, 26, Dallas, Texas; died Wednesday in Baghdad after his vehicle struck an explosive; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

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