French Cement Company Lafarge Found Guilty of Financing Terrorism in Syria
A French court has found cement company Lafarge guilty of financing armed groups during the Syrian civil war.Prosecutors confirmed that Lafarge paid millions of dollars to ISIL and the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front between 2013 and 2014 to keep its factory operational in northern Syria.The ruling was issued on April 13, 2026, by a Paris court.The court found that Lafarge's payments were essential in enabling ISIL to control Syria's natural resources, which helped finance terrorist acts both within the region and abroad.The court noted that Lafarge established a "genuine commercial partnership" with ISIL, and the payments were never disclosed, contributing... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Apr 2026 15:06 LONDON
