French cement maker Lafarge was found guilty of paying $6.5 million in protection money to jihadist groups, including Islamic State, to maintain operations at its Syrian plant during the civil war, leading to the imprisonment of former CEO Bruno Lafont and several other employees for financing terrorism. #TerrorismFunding #CorporateResponsibility #SyriaConflict
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Lafarge: Cement giant guilty of financing militant groups including Islamic State
French cement maker Lafarge has been found guilty of paying millions of dollars in protection money to jihadist groups, including the group calling itself Islamic State (IS), to keep its business running in Syria during the civil war.
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US launches airstrikes on dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria
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The US military has conducted 10 strikes on more than 30 Islamic State targets in Syria between 3 and 12 February as part of a campaign against the extremist group in Iraq and Syria.
