U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 3,019
Thursday, January 11, 2007; 6:42 PM
-- As of Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, at least 3,019 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 2,425 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The AP count is nine higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Thursday at 10 a.m. EST.
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The British military has reported 128 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:
_ A soldier was killed Tuesday in Anbar province.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
_ Army Pfc. Ming Sun, 20, Cathedral City, Calif.; killed Tuesday in Ramadi by small-arms fire; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
_ Army Pfc. Ryan R. Berg, 19, Sabine Pass, Texas; killed Tuesday in Baqubah by small-arms fire; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
_ Army Maj. Michael L. Mundell, 47, Brandenburg, Ky.; killed Friday in Fallujah when an explosive struck his vehicle; assigned to the 1st Brigade, 108th Division (Institutional Training), Spartanburg, S.C.
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