Cement company Lafarge found guilty in Syria terrorism financing case

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

Crime & Law

Cement company Lafarge found guilty in Syria terrorism financing case

A French court has found cement company Lafarge guilty of financing armed groups during the Syrian war. Prosecutors stated that the company paid millions of dollars to ISIL and the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front between 2013 and 2014 to keep its factory operating.

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