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Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso Raze Jihadist Camp Near Border

  • Joint military operation between the two nations was a first
  • Southwestern Burkina Faso has seen a rise in attacks this year
THIES, SENEGAL - FEBRUARY 19, 2020: Burkinabe special forces practiced responding to attacks at a military training exercise run by the United States in Thies, Senegal, on February 19.

THIES, SENEGAL - FEBRUARY 19, 2020: Burkinabe special forces practiced responding to attacks at a military training exercise run by the United States in Thies, Senegal, on February 19.

Photographer: Danielle Paquette/The Washington Post via Getty Images

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Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso troops dismantled an Islamist militant camp in the first such joint operation between the neighbors that’s part of regional efforts to curb the spread of jihadist attacks.