{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire","provider_url":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026","title":"South African mercenaries' secret war on Boko Haram - Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"uTpkIwsDoc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/south-african-mercenaries-secret-war-on-boko-haram\/\">South African mercenaries&#8217; secret war on Boko Haram<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/south-african-mercenaries-secret-war-on-boko-haram\/embed\/#?secret=uTpkIwsDoc\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;South African mercenaries&#8217; secret war on Boko Haram&#8221; &#8212; Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire\" data-secret=\"uTpkIwsDoc\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"South African mercenaries&#8217; secret war on Boko Haram Mercenaries from South Africa have proved quietly decisive in helping the Nigerian military turn around its campaign against Boko Haram, writes Colin Freeman in Abuja Eeben Barlow in 1997\u00a0Photo: Reuters By Colin &hellip; Continue reading &rarr;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/i.telegraph.co.uk\/multimedia\/archive\/03299\/_Eeben-Barlow_3299063b.jpg"}