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U.S. Toll in Iraq - UPDATE

Via The Boston Globe (AP).

As of Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006, at least 2,956 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 2,369 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 Tuesday at 10 a.m. EST.

More here.

And as always, cryptome.org keeps a very, very extensive list here, as does the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count website here.

UPADTE 12/20 11:36: The Associated Press has issued a correction for their casualty numbers here.

posted by Fergie @ 12/19/2006 05:58:00 PM