http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/iraq_us_deathsU.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,934
By The Associated Press Mon Dec 11, 7:31 PM ET
As of Monday, Dec. 11, 2006, at least 2,934 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 2,357 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The AP count is eight higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Monday at 10 a.m. EST.
The British military has reported 126 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 18; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, six;
El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Romania, one death each.
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The latest deaths reported by the military:
• Three soldiers were killed Sunday by an explosive in Baghdad.
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