How many more?
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
By The Associated Press
As of Monday, March 10, 2008, at least 3,980 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 3,237 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. EST.
The British military has reported 175 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.
The latest deaths reported by the military:
— A soldier died Friday from wounds sustained in an explosion in Diyala.
— Five soldiers were killed Monday by an explosive in central Baghdad.