US military deaths in Iraq at 4,063

Source: AP

As of Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at least 4,063 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 3,307 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is five more than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Wednesday 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:

• A soldier was killed Wednesday by an explosive in northern Baghdad.

• Two soldiers were killed Wednesday by an explosive in southern Baghdad.

• A soldier was killed Wednesday by an explosion in Ninevah province.

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and the violence has increased dramatically in Sadr City...

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