US Military Deaths in Iraq at 4,013
By The Associated Press
As of Saturday, April 5, 2008, at least 4,013 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 3,273 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The AP count is one more than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday 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.
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The latest deaths reported by the military:
_ No deaths reported.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
_ Air Force Staff Sgt. Travis L. Griffin, 28, Dover, Del.; died Thursday near Baghdad, of wounds suffered when his vehicle struck an explosive; assigned to the 377th Security Forces Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
_ Army Spc. Charles A. Jankowski, 24, Panama City, Fla.; died March 28, in Arab Jabour, of wounds suffered when an explosive struck near his vehicle; assigned to the 3rd Brigade Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
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