Tessit

Tessit is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Ansongo in the Gao Region of south-eastern Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 6,717.^[1]

Tessit
Commune and town
Tessit Location in Mali
Coordinates: 15°13′N 0°18′W
Country	Mali
Region	Gao Region
Cercle	Ansongo Cercle
Control	Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
Population  (1998)
• Total	6,717
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Between March 15 and 16, 2021, Islamic State in the Greater Sahara fighters clashed with Malian and French troops over control of a Malian military base, with ISGS jihadists overrunning the coalition and taking over the town.

See also

• Labbezenga