As of Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007, at least 3,019 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 2,427 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

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

The British military has reported 128 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 18; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, six; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Romania, one death each.

The count includes two deaths listed by the Department of Defense that could not be verified as Iraq-related casualties by the AP.

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The latest deaths reported by the military:

? No new deaths reported.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

? Army Cpl. Stephen J. Raderstorf, 21, Peoria, Ariz.; died Sunday in Balad of wounds sustained in combat; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

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