U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,421

As of Sunday, May 20, 2007, at least 3,421 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 2,773 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is 26 higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.

The British military has reported 148 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 20; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; 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:

_ Six soldiers were killed Saturday in a bombing in western Baghdad.

_ A soldier was killed Saturday in an explosion in Diwaniyah.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

_ No identifications reported.

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