Thursday, March 27As of Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at least 4,003 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 3,257 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.



The AP count is seven 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 small-arms fire in Baghdad.
_ A soldier was killed Wednesday by hostile fire in eastern Baghdad.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
_ No identifications reported