French court convicts cement giant Lafarge of financing ISIS and al Qaeda in Syria

A French court found cement company Lafarge guilty of financing armed groups during the Syrian conflict, with prosecutors alleging the company paid millions of dollars to ISIS and the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front between 2013 and 2014 to maintain factory operations. According to Al Jazeera English, the conviction marks a rare corporate accountability case for funding designated terrorist organizations. The case demonstrates how multinational companies operating in conflict zones navigated relationships with armed groups, raising questions about corporate responsibility in war. The ruling could set precedent for similar prosecutions of Western firms accused of financing terrorist entities.