Tessit
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Tessit | |
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Commune and town | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali |
| Region | Gao Region |
| Cercle | Ansongo Cercle |
| Control | File:Islamic State flag.svg 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.[1]
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
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Tessit at csa-mali.org (in French)
