Wednesday, April 23As of Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at least 4,044 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 3,299 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


The AP count matches the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday 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.
Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 29,829 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:
_ Two Marines were killed Tuesday in Ramadi by an explosive.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
_ Navy Airman Apprentice Adrian M. Campos, 22, El Paso, Texas; died Monday in Dubai in a non-combat related incident; assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Support Squadron 22, which was attached to the USNS Arctic