AP News, April 8th, 2007
As of Sunday, April 8, 2007, at least 3,280 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 2,634 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The AP count is 20 higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.
The British military has reported 140 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 19; 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.
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The latest deaths reported by the military:
_ Three soldiers were killed Sunday by an explosive south of Baghdad.
_ A soldier died Sunday of wounds suffered in Diyala province.
_ A soldier died Sunday of wounds suffered in Salahuddin province.
_ A soldier died Sunday when he was struck by an indirect fire attack south of Baghdad.
_ Four soldiers were killed Saturday by an explosion near their vehicle in Diyala province.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
_ Army Pfc. Daniel A. Fuentes, 19, Levittown, N.Y., died Friday in Baghdad of wounds suffered when an explosive detonated near his vehicle; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
_ Army Pfc. Jay S. Cajimat, 20, Lahaina, Hawaii, died Friday in Baghdad of wounds suffered when a vehicle-borne explosive detonated near his unit; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
_ Army Sgt. Forrest D. Cauthorn, 22, Midlothian, Va., killed Thursday by small arms fire and grenades in Hawijah; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
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