US Military Deaths In Iraq War At 4,228

An Iraqi policeman stands guard near campaign posters for a candidate in the upcoming provincial elections in Amarah, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2009. Supporters of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr are hoping for a comeback in regional elections to win back their place as major political players after a string of military and political setbacks last year. The Sadrists' best chance for success could be here in Amarah, an oil-rich area near the Iranian border that had been controlled by the cleric's followers until a crackdown last year by U.S.-backed Iraqi forces. (AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani)

From Yahoo News/AP:

As of Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, at least 4,228 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 3,404 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is the same as the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EST.

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