Iraq says Kurdish rebels are beyond its control as well as Turkey's

Iraq warned that no one can stop Kurdish rebels in Iraq's remote northern border region from attacking Turkey, as tensions over the assaults overshadowed a major international meeting on Iraq's future.

"It's not in our capacity" to capture the rebels, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said. "It's not even in the capacity of Turkey."

Turkey is hosting the session, which includes about two dozen nations and organizations pledged to support Iraq's U.S.-backed government economically and politically.

The guest list includes Iran and Syria, two nations the United States blames for furthering instability and violence inside …