As of Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at least 4,266 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,425 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

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

The British military has reported 179 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 and Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan and South Korea, one death each.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 31,169 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department's weekly tally.

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The latest deaths reported by the military:

_ No deaths reported.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

_ Army Spc. Israel Candelaria Mejias, 28, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico; died Sunday after a mine detonated during combat operations near Baghdad; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment in Task Force 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Grafenwoehr, Germany.

_ Army Sgt. Daniel J. Beard, 24, Buffalo, N.Y.; died Friday in Al Diwaniyah of injuries from a non-combat incident; assigned to the 147th Postal Company, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Wiesbaden, Germany.

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