ABSTRACT
In the political environment of Iraqi Kurdistan, the development of the KRG cannot be separated from the status of the relationship between the KDP and PUK, and the impact of the revenue generated by SCR 986. The KRG commenced the decade as a unified administration encompassing the two most dominant parties in a coalition executive and legislative, but suffered by being inextricably linked to party political dynamics and by a serious lack of funds. It finished the decade divided geographically and politically between the cities of Erbil and Suleimaniyah, mirroring the division of the KDP and PUK respectively.
