IRAQ WAR

IRAQ WAR
U.S. casualties
As of Friday, at least 2,104 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,653 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. The figures include five military civilians.
The AP count is four lower than the Defense Department's tally, last updated at 10 a.m. EST Wednesday.
Since May 1, 2003, when President Bush declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 1,965 U.S. military members have died, according to AP's count. That includes at least 1,544 deaths resulting from hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Source: Associated Press
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