French cement giant Lafarge guilty of financing ISIL in Syria

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: April 13, 2026Country: France

Crime & Law

French cement giant Lafarge guilty of financing ISIL in Syria

Cement company Lafarge and eight of its former employees were found guilty of financing ISIL by a French court. Former CEO Bruno Lafont was sentenced to six years in prison. Prosecutors stated that they paid millions to armed groups to keep a plant in Syria operational.

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