Ethiopian troops advance on Mogadishu December 27, 2006 ETHIOPIAN troops are advancing on the Somali capital and could seize it within two days. Somalia's envoy to Ethiopia said yesterday: "Ethiopian forces are on their way to Mogadishu. They are about 70 kilometres away and it is possible they could capture it in the next 24 to 48 hours." Addis Ababa has vowed to protect Somalia's weak interim Government from rival Islamists based in Mogadishu, and a week of artillery and mortar duels between the two sides has spiralled into open war that both sides say has killed hundreds. Islamist fighters...
