The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,342 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
The AP count is five more than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT.
The British military has reported 176 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia and Georgia, three each; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, South Korea, one death each.
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The latest deaths reported by the military:
- Three soldiers were killed Tuesday by a roadside bomb in Ninevah province.
- A soldier was killed Wednesday by an explosive in eastern Baghdad.
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The latest identifications reported by the military:
- Army Capt. Gregory T. Dalessio, 30, Cherry Hill, N.J.; died Monday in Baghdad of wounds from small-arms fire in Salman Pak; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.
