U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq

As of Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at least 4,436 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to iCasualties.org.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 32,009 U.S. service members have been wounded as of Dec. 31, 2010, according to iCasualties.org.

U.S. Troop Casualties in Iraq

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U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan

As of Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at least 1,472 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan as a result of the invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to iCasualties.org.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, 9,971 U.S. service members have been wounded as of Jan. 31, 2011, according to iCasualties.org.

Latest identifications:

Army Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Venetz Jr., 30, Wading River, N.Y., died Jan. 28, 2011 in Parwan province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a noncombat incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

Army Spc. Joshua R. Campbell, 22, Bennett, Colo., died Jan. 29, 2011 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Army Spc. Shawn A. Muhr, 26, Coon Rapids, Iowa, died Jan. 29, 2011 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C.

Army Spc. Omar Soltero, 28, San Antonio, Texas, died Jan. 31, 2011 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: One Year Ago — February 4, 2010

U.S. Special Forces Killed in Pakistan

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U.S. soldiers killed in Pakistan blast (NBC Nightly News, Feb. 3, 2010) — Three U.S. military advisers were killed on their way to the inauguration of a girls’ school in an attack in Pakistan Wednesday. (00:20)

One year ago today, I reported that three U.S. special operations soldiers were killed in a roadside bombing in northwest Pakistan, drawing unwanted attention to a U.S. program for intelligence gathering and training Pakistani Frontier Corps paramilitary forces to fight the Taliban and al-Qaida — a little-publicized mission because of local opposition to American boots on the ground in Pakistan.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Two Years Ago — February 4, 2009

Change Course in Afghanistan

Afghan demonstrators gather after a U.S. operation in their village in Qarabagh district of Ghazni, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. (Photo credit: Rahmatullah Naikzad / AP)

Two years ago today, on Feb. 4, 2009, I reported that a classified Pentagon report urged President Barack Obama to shift U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan, de-emphasizing democracy-building and concentrating more on targeting Taliban and al-Qaida sanctuaries inside Pakistan with the aid of Pakistani military forces.