A look at US daily deaths in Iraq
( 2003-11-26 09:55) (Agencies)
As of Tuesday, Nov. 25, 433 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. Of those, 298 died as a result of hostile action and 135 died of non-hostile causes, the department said.
The British military has reported 52 deaths; Italy, 17; Denmark, Spain, Ukraine and Poland have reported one each.
On or since May 1, when U.S. President Bush declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 295 U.S. soldiers have died — 184 as a result of hostile action and 111 of non-hostile causes, according to the Defense Department's figures.
Since the start of military operations, 2,088 U.S. service members have been injured as a result of hostile action, according to the Defense Department's figures. Non-hostile injured numbered 349.
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The latest deaths reported by U.S. Central Command:
_ No new deaths reported.
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The latest identifications reported by the Department of Defense:
_ Army Spc. Robert D. Roberts, 21, Winter Park, Fla.; killed Saturday when a tank collided with his vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq; assigned to A Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Division; Armstrong Barracks, Germany.
_ Army Chief Warrant Officer Christopher G. Nason, 39, California; killed Sunday in a vehicle accident between Mosul and Dihok, Iraq; assigned to A Company, 306th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
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