Published:Friday, May 16, 2008 11:11 AM PDT
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,078
Friday, May 16, 2008 11:11 AM PDT

As of Thursday, 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 7 a.m.

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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