The Associated Press

Thu, May 15, 2008 (5:42 p.m.)

As of Thursday, May 15, 2008, at least 4,078 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,326 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

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

The British military has reported 176 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Georgia, 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:

_ Army Sgt. Victor M. Cota, 33, Tucson, Ariz.; died Wednesday in Baghdad, a day after his vehicle struck an explosive in Kadamiyah; assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

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