US military deaths in Iraq at 4,039
As of Saturday, April 19, 2008, at least 4,039 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 3,295 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The AP count is the same as the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday 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, 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:
-- A soldier was killed in Salahuddin province by an explosive.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
-- Army Staff Sgt. Jason L. Brown, 29, Magnolia, Texas, killed by small-arms fire Thursday during combat in Sama Village, Iraq; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.
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