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US Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,883
By The Associated Press – 17 hours ago

As of Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007, at least 3,883 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 3,163 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers as of Friday.

The AP count is the same as the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EST.

The British military has reported 173 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.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 28,629 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department's weekly tally.