register<\/a><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bribery Charges Reveal Russia\u2019s Expanding \u2018African Legion\u2019 in Libya Daily News By ADF Last updated Jun 5, 2024 Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Timur Ivanov, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131481,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7,28,43],"tags":[107,126,139],"class_list":["post-46208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-africa","category-libya","category-russia","tag-africa","tag-libya","tag-russia"],"yoast_head":"\nBribery Charges Reveal Russia\u2019s Expanding \u2018African Legion\u2019 in Libya - Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bribery Charges Reveal Russia\u2019s Expanding \u2018African Legion\u2019 in Libya - Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bribery Charges Reveal Russia\u2019s Expanding \u2018African Legion\u2019 in Libya Daily News By ADF Last updated Jun 5, 2024 Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Timur Ivanov, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-07-14T03:49:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/adf-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ADF_icon-150x150.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"David Isenberg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"David Isenberg\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"David Isenberg\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b60308e3aa40f89495fde6cf0bded668\"},\"headline\":\"Bribery Charges Reveal Russia\u2019s Expanding \u2018African Legion\u2019 in Libya\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-07-14T03:49:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":753,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adf-magazine.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/ADF_icon-150x150.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa\",\"Libya\",\"Russia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Africa\",\"Libya\",\"Russia\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\\\/\",\"name\":\"Bribery Charges Reveal Russia\u2019s Expanding \u2018African Legion\u2019 in Libya - Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adf-magazine.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/ADF_icon-150x150.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-07-14T03:49:03+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b60308e3aa40f89495fde6cf0bded668\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adf-magazine.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/ADF_icon-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/adf-magazine.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/05\\\/ADF_icon-150x150.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Bribery Charges Reveal Russia\u2019s Expanding \u2018African Legion\u2019 in Libya\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/\",\"name\":\"Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire\",\"description\":\"Unpacking the Private Military Complex\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b60308e3aa40f89495fde6cf0bded668\",\"name\":\"David Isenberg\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0a2e33ccc43220f0bd5c218a05e6495b12a424b99c963810cfe2108faf9f3755?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0a2e33ccc43220f0bd5c218a05e6495b12a424b99c963810cfe2108faf9f3755?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0a2e33ccc43220f0bd5c218a05e6495b12a424b99c963810cfe2108faf9f3755?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"David Isenberg\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iissonline.net\\\/2026\\\/author\\\/worden35\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Bribery Charges Reveal Russia\u2019s Expanding \u2018African Legion\u2019 in Libya - Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Bribery Charges Reveal Russia\u2019s Expanding \u2018African Legion\u2019 in Libya - Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire","og_description":"Bribery Charges Reveal Russia\u2019s Expanding \u2018African Legion\u2019 in Libya Daily News By ADF Last updated Jun 5, 2024 Russian Deputy Minister of Defense Timur Ivanov, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →","og_url":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\/","og_site_name":"Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire","article_published_time":"2024-07-14T03:49:03+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/adf-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ADF_icon-150x150.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"David Isenberg","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"David Isenberg","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\/"},"author":{"name":"David Isenberg","@id":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/#\/schema\/person\/b60308e3aa40f89495fde6cf0bded668"},"headline":"Bribery Charges Reveal Russia\u2019s Expanding \u2018African Legion\u2019 in Libya","datePublished":"2024-07-14T03:49:03+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\/"},"wordCount":753,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/adf-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ADF_icon-150x150.jpg","keywords":["Africa","Libya","Russia"],"articleSection":["Africa","Libya","Russia"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\/","url":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\/","name":"Bribery Charges Reveal Russia\u2019s Expanding \u2018African Legion\u2019 in Libya - Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/adf-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ADF_icon-150x150.jpg","datePublished":"2024-07-14T03:49:03+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/#\/schema\/person\/b60308e3aa40f89495fde6cf0bded668"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/adf-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ADF_icon-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/adf-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ADF_icon-150x150.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/bribery-charges-reveal-russias-expanding-african-legion-in-libya\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Bribery Charges Reveal Russia\u2019s Expanding \u2018African Legion\u2019 in Libya"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/#website","url":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/","name":"Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire","description":"Unpacking the Private Military Complex","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/#\/schema\/person\/b60308e3aa40f89495fde6cf0bded668","name":"David Isenberg","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0a2e33ccc43220f0bd5c218a05e6495b12a424b99c963810cfe2108faf9f3755?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0a2e33ccc43220f0bd5c218a05e6495b12a424b99c963810cfe2108faf9f3755?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0a2e33ccc43220f0bd5c218a05e6495b12a424b99c963810cfe2108faf9f3755?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"David Isenberg"},"url":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/author\/worden35\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phczRl-c1i","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131481"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46208"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46208\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iissonline.net\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}