As of Monday, April 14, 2008, at least 4,034 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 3,289 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The AP count is three more than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Monday at 10 a.m. EDT.
The British military has reported 176 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 was killed Monday by a roadside bomb in Baghdad.
_ A soldier was killed Monday by a roadside bomb in Salahuddin province.
The latest identifications reported by the military:
_ Army Spc. William E. Allmon, 25, Ardmore, Okla.; killed Saturday by an explosive in Baghdad; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
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