French cement giant Lafarge guilty of financing ISIS in Syria

French cement group Lafarge and eight former executives were convicted of paying millions of euros to the Islamic State organization in Syria between 2013 and 2014.

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The French cement manufacturer operated a plant in territory controlled by the jihadist group and maintained operations through direct payments.

This historic conviction establishes the criminal responsibility of a French multinational in financing terrorism.

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