March 7, 2004
By The Associated Press

As of Friday, March 5, 550 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq, according to the Department of Defense. Of those, 379 died as a result of hostile action and 171 died of non-hostile causes, the department said. The department did not provide an update over the weekend.

The British military has reported 58 deaths; Italy, 17; Spain, eight; Bulgaria, five; Thailand, two; Denmark, Ukraine, Estonia and Poland have reported one each.

Since May 1, when President Bush declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 412 U.S. soldiers have died - 264 as a result of hostile action and 148 of non-hostile causes, according to the military.

Since the start of military operations, 2,743 U.S. service members have been injured as a result of hostile action, according to the Defense Department's figures as of Friday. Non-hostile injured numbered 421.

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The latest deaths reported by the military:

- A soldier attached to the 2nd Medical Brigade died Sunday of a non-combat related medical condition.

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The latest identification reported by the military:

- No new identifications reported.

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