US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,099

As of Monday, June 16, 2008, at least 4,099 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 3,340 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is the same as the Defense Department's tally, last updated Monday at 10 a.m. EDT.

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, 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 Monday by a roadside bomb southeast of Hillah.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

- Marine Lance Cpl. Kelly E.C. Watters, 19, Virginia Beach, Va.; killed June 11 in Anbar province; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

- Marine Lance Cpl. Javier Perales Jr., 19, San Elizario, Texas; died June 11 in Anbar province; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

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