U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 3,002
Monday, January 1, 2007; 8:24 PM
-- As of Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, at least 3,002 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 2,397 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The AP count is 19 higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EST.
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The British military has reported 127 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 18; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, six; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Romania, one death each.
The count includes two deaths listed by the Department of Defense that could not be verified as Iraq-related casualties by the AP.
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The latest deaths reported by the military:
_ Two soldiers were killed Sunday in Diyala province by an explosion.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
_ No identifications reported.
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