As of Friday, April 11, 2008, at least 4,031 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 3,288 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The AP count is two 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:
_ No deaths reported.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
_ Army Sgt. Jesse A. Ault, 28, Dublin, Va.; died Wednesday in Baghdad from wounds suffered in an explosion in Tunnis, Iraq; assigned to the 429th Brigade Support Battalion, Virginia Army National Guard, Roanoke, Va.
_ Army Spc. Jacob J. Fairbanks, 22, St. Paul, Minn.; died Wednesday in Baghdad of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident; was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky
