Former Lafarge CEO Sentenced for Financing ISIS in Syria

A French court has sentenced the former CEO of cement giant Lafarge to six years in prison for the company’s role in funding the Islamic State (ISIS) and other militant groups operating in Syria. The ruling, issued on Monday, also included a fine exceeding $1.3 million against Lafarge itself, marking one of the most high-profile convictions of a corporation for complicity in terrorism financing. The case stems from Lafarge’s operations in northern Syria between 2012 and 2014, during a period of