As of Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006, at least 2,701 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 2,150 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military’s numbers.
The AP count is six more than the Defense Department’s tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.
The British military has reported 118 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 17; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, five; El Salvador, four; Slovakia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Romania, one death each.
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The latest death reported by the military:
— Two U.S. Marines were killed Sunday in combat in Anbar province.
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No identifications reported.
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