U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 3,004

As of Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007, at least 3,004 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 21 higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EST.

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.

https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070102/ap_on_re_us/iraq_us_deaths&printer=1

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The latest deaths reported by the military:

• A soldier was killed Monday by a roadside bomb southwest of Baghdad.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

• Army Sgt. Lawrence J. Carter, 25, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., was killed Friday in Baghdad by an explosive; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

• Army Pfc. William R. Newgard, 20, Arlington Heights, Ill., was killed Friday in northwestern Baghdad by an explosive; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

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