As of Sunday, July 8, 2007, at least 3,605 members of the US 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
2,952 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
A US Navy Diver attached to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU)
2 Det. 6 prepares a lift bag to salvage tires off the coast of Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, June 4, 2007. [Reuters]
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The AP count is 15 higher than the
Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.
The British military has reported 159 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland,
20; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four;
Latvia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary,
Kazakhstan, Romania, South Korea, one death each.