MOGADISHU, July 12 (SPA) - Somali government troopsbacked by African Union peacekeepers killed 40 insurgents on Sunday in clashes in north Mogadishu, thegovernment said. "We have killed 40 fighters from al Shabaab group and wecontinue to repulse them. We have now pushed them back fromthree northern districts of Mogadishu. AU peacekeepers wereassisting us," said Salad Ali Jelle, a parliamentarian who wasinvolved in Sunday's fighting, according to a report of Reuters.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/683606