The scene of a car bomb in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk that left three dead, including two police officers.<br/> <br />Eight others were wounded and a number of nearby shops were damaged in the blast late Tuesday night.<br/> <br />Violence in Iraq is at its highest in more than two years, as Sunni Islamists and an al Qaeda affiliate launch regular attacks, seeking to undermine the Shi'ite-led government.<br/> <br />Insurgents have made one major assault a month since U.S. troops withdrew in December.<br/> <br />More than 100 people were killed in coordinated bomb and gun attacks on September 9, on mostly Shi'ite Muslim targets across Iraq.
