As of Monday, Oct. 2, 2006, at least 2,718 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 2,164 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 Monday at 10 a.m. EDT.
The British military has reported 119 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 deaths reported by the military:
— Three U.S. Marines died Sunday in Anbar province.
— A soldier died Sunday when his vehicle struck an explosive west of Baghdad.
— A soldier died Saturday in a vehicle accident near Mosul.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
— No new identifications reported.
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