US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,226

The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,403 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is one fewer than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Monday at 10 a.m. EST.

The British military has reported 178 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia and Georgia, three each; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand and Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan and South Korea, one death each.

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The latest deaths reported by the military:

— A soldier died Sunday in a noncombat-related incident near Samarra, Iraq.

— A Marine died Sunday in a noncombat-related incident west of Baghdad.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

— Army Staff Sgt. Justin L. Bauer, 24, Loveland, Colo.; died Saturday in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle; was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

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On the Net:

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/

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Jan 12, 2009 - 08:16 p.m. EDT

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