How many military deaths has occurred since March 2003 Iraq war?
As of Thursday, July 30, 2009, at least 4,329 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes nine military civilians killed in action. At least 3,464 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military’s numbers. The AP count is three fewer than the Defense Department’s tally, last updated Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT. The British military has reported 179 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. Sources: http://www.google.
According from the AP count, as of July 30, 2009, there are at least 4,329 US military members that died in Iraq war since it began in March 2003. It includes nine military civilians and at least 3,464 military personnel who have died in result of hostile action. AP tally is much smaller than the counting of US Defense Department. The British military has reported 179 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. Sources: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090731/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_iraq_us_deaths;_ylt=ArJHP86GpUjLUimS9aDA.
