As of Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at least 3,992 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 eight military civilians. At least 3,251 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is four more than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT.

The British military has reported 175 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, South Korea, one death each.

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The latest deaths reported by the military:

- A soldier was killed Wednesday in a vehicle rollover in Diyala province.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

- Army Spc. Lerando J. Brown, 27, Gulfport, Miss.; died Saturday in Balad of injuries from a non-combat incident; assigned to the 288th Sapper Company, 223rd Engineer Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard, Houston, Miss.

- Two Army soldiers died Monday in Baghdad when their vehicle struck an explosive. Both were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Killed were Staff Sgt. Michael D. Elledge, 41, Brownsburg, Ind., and Spc. Christopher C. Simpson, 23, Hampton, Va.

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