As of Tuesday, Aug. 5, 251 US soldiers have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq, according to the military.
The British government has reported 43 deaths.
On or since May 1, when President Bush declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 113 US soldiers have died in Iraq, according to the latest military figures.
The military had previously reported 114 killed since May 1, according to Pentagon spokeswoman Lt. Col. Cynthia Colin.
The latest deaths reported by US Central Command:
- A soldier assigned to Coalition Forces Land Component Command died Wednesday from an apparent heart attack.
- A soldier from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) was killed when he fell from a roof Tuesday in Mosul, Iraq.
The latest identifications from the military:
- No identifications provided Wednesday.
(China Daily August 7, 2003)
