U.S. troops freed a Turkish hostage during their push to wipe out insurgents in the city of Samarra Friday, the U.S. military said. Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division rescued Yahlin Kaya, a construction company employee, during their sweep of the city 60 miles north of Baghdad. Division spokesman Maj. Neal E. O’Brien said Kaya was evacuated to a medical facility just outside the embattled city. His condition was not given. Full Story