As of Monday, Oct. 2, 2006, at least 2,719 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 six 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.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
— Army Staff Sgt. Scott E. Nisely, 48, Marshalltown, Iowa; died Saturday in Anbar province; assigned to the National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry, Iowa Falls, Iowa.
— Army Spc. Kampha B. Sourivong, 20, Iowa City, Iowa; died Saturday in Anbar province; assigned to the National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry, Iowa Falls, Iowa.
— Army Spc. Robert F. Weber, 22, Cincinnati, Ohio; died Saturday near the Qayyarah West Airfield in a vehicle accident; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.
— Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor, 25, Garden Grove, Calif.; died Friday in Ramadi; assigned to a West-Coast based SEAL command.
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