2,906

From AP:

As of Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006, at least 2,906 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 2,330 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The latest deaths reported by the military:
• A soldier was killed Monday in northeastern Baghdad when his patrol was attacked.
• A soldier was killed Monday in an accident when his vehicle rolled over in southern Iraq.

The latest identifications reported by the military:

• Army Spc. Dustin M. Adkins, 22, Finger, Tenn.; died Monday of injuries suffered after his helicopter made an emergency landing near Haditha on Sunday; assigned to the Group Support Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.

• Air Force Capt. Kermit O. Evans, 31, Hollandale, Miss.; died Sunday when his helicopter made an emergency water landing in western Anbar province; assigned to the 27th Civil Engineer Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M.

• Army Pvt. Troy D. Cooper, 21, Amarillo, Texas; died Sunday when an explosive detonated near his vehicle in Balad; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.