U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,737

Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007 | 12:01 p.m.

As of Friday, Aug. 31, 2007, at least 3,737 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 seven military civilians. At least 3,061 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

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

The British military has reported 168 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Romania, South Korea, one death each.

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The latest death reported by the military:

- A soldier was killed Wednesday in Anbar province.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

- Army Spc. Edward L. Brooks, 25, Dayton, Ohio; died Wednesday in Ramadi, of wounds suffered from an explosive; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

- Army Staff Sgt. Jason M. Butkus, 34, West Milford, N.J.; died Thursday in Baghdad, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

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