French court convicts Lafarge of financing ISIS operations in Syria

A Paris court on Monday convicted Lafarge, the French cement giant, of financing terrorist organizations through its operations in Syria. The company was found guilty of paying protection money to ISIS and other armed groups to keep its cement plant in northern Syria running during the height of the country's civil war from 2013 to 2014. This landmark ruling marks the first time a corporation has been tried in France for funding terrorism. In its findings, the court revealed that Lafarge paid ap