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As of Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, at least 3,941 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 3,203 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The AP count is five higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EST.
The British military has reported 174 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, 29,038 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department's weekly tally.
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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:
• Army Maj. Alan G. Rogers, 40, Hampton, Fla.; died Sunday of wounds suffered from an explosive in Baghdad; assigned to the Military Transition Team, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
• Army Sgt. Mikeal W. Miller, 22, Albany, Ore.; died Sunday at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., of wounds suffered in Baghdad on July 9, 2007, when his vehicle struck an explosive; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.
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