Tessit
Tessit | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
| Coordinates: 15°13′N 0°18′W / 15.217°N 0.300°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) |
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.
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.