US Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,860

As of Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, at least 3,860 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 3,144 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is five higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT.

The British military has reported 171 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 Capt. Benjamin D. Tiffner, 31, West Virginia; died Wednesday of wounds sustained from an explosive in Baghdad; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.

- Army Sgt. Lui Tumanuvao, 29, Fagaalu, American Samoa; died Wednesday of wounds sustained from an explosive in Arab Jabour; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Stewart, Ga.

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