Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi said on Thursday that the government troops had entered the capital of Mogadishu, reports said.

Gedi was quoted as saying that the troops were already inside Mogadishu in some areas.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said on Sunday evening the country's troops were forced into a war against Somalia's Union of Islamic Courts.

Somali Islamic courts pulled out of the capital of Mogadishu on Thursday as forces of Ethiopia and Somali Transitional Federal Government prepared to launch attacks there.

Source: Xinhua