Editor's note: This list is no longer being updated.

As of Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, at least 4,171 members of the U.S. military have 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 3,378 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 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 and Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan and South Korea, one death each.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 30,662 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department's weekly tally.

This list will be updated as information becomes available from the Associated Press.

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Sunday, September 21, 2008:

Army Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Taylor, 25, Charleston, S.C., small-arms fire.

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Thursday, September 18, 2008:

Army Chief Warrant Officer Corry A. Edwards, 38, Kennedale, Texas, helicopter crash.

Army Sgt. Daniel M. Eshbaugh, 43, Norman, Okla., helicopter crash.

Army Staff Sgt. Anthony L. Mason, 37, Springtown, Texas, helicopter crash.

Army 1st Sgt. Julio C. Ordonez, 54, San Antonio, helicopter crash.

Army Chief Warrant Officer Brady J. Rudolf, 37, Oklahoma City, helicopter crash.

Army Cpl. Michael E. Thompson, 23, Harrah, Okla., helicopter crash.

Army Capt. Robert Vallejo II, 28, Richland Hills, Texas, helicopter crash.

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Wednesday, September 17, 2008:

Army Capt. Darrick D. Wright, 37, Nashville, Tenn., non-combat related illness.

Army Pfc. Leonard J. Gulczynski I, 19, Carol Stream, Ill., vehicle accident.

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Sunday, September 14, 2008:

Army Chaplain (Col.) Sidney J. Marceaux Jr., 69, Beaumont, Texas, non-combat related illness.

Army Lt. Col. Ralph J. Marino, 46, Houston, Pa., non-combat incident.

Army Staff Sgt. Darris J. Dawson, 24, Pensacola, Fla., non-hostile incident.

Army Sgt. Wesley R. Durbin, 26, Hurst, Texas, non-hostile incident.

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Wednesday, September 10, 2008:

Army Sgt. 1st Class Daniel R. Sexton, 53, Wentzville, Mo., non-combat incident.

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Friday, September 5, 2008:

Army Pvt. Jordan P. Thibeault, 22, South Jordan, Utah, non-combat incident.

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Thursday, September 4, 2008:

Army Sgt. Kenneth W. Mayne, 29, Fort Benning, Ga., explosive.

Army Pfc. Bryan R. Thomas, 22, Battle Creek, Mich., explosive.

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Tuesday, September 2, 2008:

Army Pfc. Patrick W. May, 22, Jamestown, N.Y., non-combat incident.

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Thursday, August 28, 2008:

Army Spc. Jorge L. Feliz Nieve, 26, Queens Village, N.Y., vehicle incident.

Army Spc. Michael L. Gonzalez, 20, Spotswood, N.J., explosive.

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Wednesday, August 27, 2008:

Army Spc. Carlo E. Alfonso, 23, Spokane, Wash., explosive.

Army Sgt. David K. Cooper, 25, Williamsburg, Ky., small arms fire.

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Monday, August 25, 2008:

Army Spc. Steven J. Fitzmorris, 26, Columbia, Mo., small arms fire.

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Tuesday, August 19, 2008:

Army Sgt. 1st Class George Stanciel, 40, Greenwood, Miss., mortar attack.

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Sunday, August 17, 2008:

Marine Lance Cpl. Travis M. Stottlemyer, 20, Hatfield, Pa., non-hostile incident.

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