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U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,730 Tuesday, according to count by The Associated Press

UNDATED -- As of Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006, at least 2,730 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 2,163 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is 14 more than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT.

The British military has reported 119 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 17; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, five; El Salvador, four; Slovakia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Romania, one death each.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 20,687 U.S. service members have been wounded, according to a Defense Department tally.

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The latest deaths reported by the military:

-- Four soldiers were killed on Monday in Baghdad by small-arms fire.

-- Four soldiers were killed on Monday northwest of Baghdad by an explosive.

-- A Marine died Sunday in Anbar province.

-- A Marine died Saturday in Anbar province.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

-- Army Pfc. Michael K. Oremus, 21, Highland, N.Y.; died Monday by small-arms fire in Baghdad; assigned to the 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police Brigade, Seoul, Korea.

-- Army Pfc. Satieon V. Greenlee, 24, Pendleton, S.C.; died Monday by small-arms fire in Baghdad; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

-- Army Staff Sgt. Joe A. Narvaez, 25, San Antonio, Texas; died Monday by small-arms fire in Baghdad; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

-- Army Sgt. Mario Nelson, 26, Brooklyn, N.Y.; died Sunday by an explosive in Hit; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.

-- Army Cpl. Chase A. Haag, 22, Portland, Ore.; died Sunday when his vehicle struck an explosive in Baghdad; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

-- Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher B. Cosgrove III, 23, Cedar Knolls, N.J.; died Sunday in Anbar province; assigned to Marine Forces Reserves 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Dover, N.J.

-- Marine Cpl. Aaron L. Seal, 23, Elkhart, Ind.; died Sunday in Anbar province; assigned to Marine Forces Reserves 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, South Bend, Ind.

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