In pictures: Violence in Iraq

1 of 8 At least 100 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in a wave of violence across the country.

2 of 8 The worst attacks were in Mosul, where a series of car bombings killed more than 60 people.

3 of 8 Black-clad insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades at two police stations in Ramadi.

4 of 8 Baquba was the scene of the fiercest fighting, where insurgents fired rocket grenades at US forces.

5 of 8 The attacks were directed at the security forces a week before the handover of power.

6 of 8 The emergency services were stretched to cope with the hundreds injured in the attacks.

7 of 8 Some resorted to unconventional means to bring the dead and injured to hospital.

8 of 8 It was one of the bloodiest days in Iraq since President George Bush declared at end to major hostilities.