Iraq casualty update

U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,267 Friday, according to count by The Associated Press

As of Friday, April 6, 2007, at least 3,267 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 seven military civilians. At least 2,634 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military’s numbers.

The AP count is seven higher than the Defense Department’s tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.

The British military has reported 140 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 19; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, six; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Romania, one death each.

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The latest deaths reported by the military:
— A soldier was killed Thursday in Kirkuk province.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
— Army Pfc. James J. Coon, 22, Walnut Creek, Calif., died Wednesday in Balad when an explosive detonated near his vehicle; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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