Battle of Tessit (2021)

Battle of Tessit (2021)
Part of Mali War
DateMarch 15–16, 2021
Location
Tessit, Mali
Result ISGS victory
Belligerents
Mali
France
Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
Casualties and losses
33 dead
14 injured
20 dead (per Mali)

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 near the town of Tessit, with ISGS jihadists overrunning the coalition.