US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,207

As of Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, at least 4,207 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,394 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

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

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 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:

_ No deaths reported.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

_ Army Spc. William Justice Foster McClellan, 22, New Castle, Ind.; died Nov. 6 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., where he was being treated for injuries suffered in Iraq; assigned to Alpha Company, 502nd Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Assault, Fort Campbell, Ky.

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