As of Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006, at least 2,690 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 2,140 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military’s numbers.
The AP count is five more than the Defense Department’s tally, last updated Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT.
The British military has reported 118 deaths; Italy, 32; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 17; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, El Salvador, four each; Slovakia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Romania, one death each.
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The latest deaths reported by the military:
— A soldier was killed Wednesday by small-arms fire in northeastern Baghdad.
— A soldier died Wednesday in a non-hostile incident in Baghdad.
— A soldier was killed Tuesday in a roadside blast in northeastern Baghdad.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
— No identifications reported.
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