2,885

As of Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, at least 2,885 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,314 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The latest deaths reported by the military:
• A soldier was killed Wednesday in Baghdad.

The latest identifications reported by the military:
• Army Spc. Christopher E. Mason, 32, Mobile, Ala.; killed Tuesday in Bayji by small-arms fire; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
• Army Sgt. Jeannette T. Dunn, 44, Bronx, N.Y.; died Sunday in Taji of non-combat related injuries; assigned to the 15th Sustainment Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Source: AP