A Kashmiri Muslim woman carrying a child over her shoulders walks past the smouldering rubble of houses in village Takipora. A Kashmiri Muslim woman carrying a child over her shoulders walks past the smouldering rubble of houses after a gun battle, which left five rebels dead in the village of Takipora, 140 km (87 miles) northwest of Srinagar in this picture taken July 23, 2004. Eighteen residential houses, sixteen cowsheds and two shops were destroyed in a gun battle between Indian security forces and separatist militants on Thursday and Friday night, police said. Picture taken on July 23, 2004. REUTERS/Danish Ismail