U.S. casualties in Iraq number 282

As of Saturday, Aug. 30, 282 U.S. soldiers have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq, according to the Department of Defense.

The British government has reported 49 deaths. Denmark’s military has reported one death.

On or since May 1, when President Bush declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 144 U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq, according to the latest Department of Defense figures.