An assassination, a feud and the fight for power in Iraq's Kurdistan

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the old city of Erbil, Iraq September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - The marriage of convenience between Iraqi Kurdistan's political dynasties is on the rocks.

While the dominant Barzani and Talabani clans have long been at loggerheads over power and resources in a region rich in oil and gas, power-sharing governments have largely kept a lid on mistrust since the two sides fought a civil war in the 1990s.