Tessit

Tessit
Commune and town
Tessit Location in Mali
Coordinates: 15°13′N 0°18′W
Country	Mali
Region	Gao Region
Cercle	Ansongo Cercle
Control	Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin
Population  (1998)
• Total	6,717
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

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Tessit is a small town and commune in south-eastern Mali. Located in Ansongo Cercle in the Gao Region of Mali, a 1998 census detailed that the commune had a total 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.

On April 27, 2026, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) captured the town during the 2026 Mali Offensives.