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1. On May 17, in Madur and Kosedagi area, which are region of Kars Çemçe an operation initiated by Turkish army. The operation covered the village of Bahçecik and Çiçekli and from Şahyolu to Kösedağ, were withdrawn in the same day around evening time.

2. On May 17 an operation initiated by Turkish army in the region of Dersim, as in Laç valley, Peter and Dolu Baba. In the evening on May 18 operations has been withdrawn as inconclusive.

3. On May 15 Turkish army initiated operation in the region of Dersim Munzur. The operation supported by air and on May 16 has been withdrawn as inconclusive.

4. On May 17 in the Tatvan rural town of Bitlis, the operation happened by Turkish army we lost one of our comrades in combat and identity clearly been reached.
Record information of our fallen comrades

Toprak - Asiye Gündüz

Code name: Toprak Canfeda

Real Name and Surname: Asiye Gündüz
Date and Place of Birth: 1982 / Eruh - Siirt
Place and Date of joined: 2004 / Istanbul
Mother’s Name: Kamile
Father's Name: Mehmet
Martyrdom Date: May 7, 2010 / Tatvan, Bitlis

Toprak Canfeda – Asiye Gündüz:

Toprak comrade born 12 September 1982 in the village of Cintepe in district of Eruh in town of Siirt, just eight years old her family emigrated to Istanbul she had to grow up there. Most of her life she studied in a short period she worked in zipper factory. She has 10 brothers and sister and she was the oldest one, most of her time she was staying at home helping her mother.

Like many of our brave young girls and men with a great desire and fantasy of that
they want to achieve their freedom by becoming a guerrilla in the freedom mountain, she wanted to be the guerrilla leader for many others and she joined the cause. Honest with their lives, she had an advantage of being the part of the labour family, and this is reflecting Toprak comrade life as fighter.

As her character in life she loves simplicity and honesty and very willing to participate in activities with her friends, directs her to fight in different areas. After she had the self-confidence and the adaptation to mountain life she recommended herself to go northern areas.

In 2008 she went to Garzan State to fight those who was creating injustice and those who were in denial. Toprak comrade, the life that she was living before she became guerilla was so boring and unbearable, was difficult and challenging, freedom and equality incorporates some difficulties in the transition to the guerrilla life but she overcome that. She was bound by love to her dream like other thousands of kurdish girls, she deserve to be part of the martyrs.

20 May 2010

HPG Press-Communication Centre