US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,350 Monday, according to Associated Press count
By APMonday, October 19, 2009
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,350
As of Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, at least 4,350 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
The figure includes nine military civilians killed in action. At least 3,474 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military’s numbers.
The AP count is two fewer than the Defense Department’s tally, last updated Monday at 10 a.m. EDT.
The British military has reported 179 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia and Georgia, three each; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand and Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan and South Korea, one death each.
The latest deaths reported by the military:
— A soldier died Sunday in a vehicle accident in northern Iraq.
The latest identifications reported by the military:
— No new identifications reported.
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