"These two companies have admitted to engaging in criminal conduct that constitutes material support to terrorism in both legal and practical terms and there is no justification for multinational corporations to authorize payments to a designated terrorist groups," says Matthew Olsen, US Attorney General on Lafarge row.

'No justification for companies to authorise payments to terror groups,' says US Attorney General

Lafarge, a French cement major, has been fined $778 million for supporting terror groups, including the Islamic State, during the Syrian civil war. The US Justice Department said that Lafarge SA paid “middlemen” $12.

French cement firm Lafarge fined $778 mn for funding Islamic State, other terror groups

French cement-maker Lafarge has pleaded guilty for supporting ISIS and other terror groups. The firm paid millions of dollars to the terrorist group to keep a plant operational in Syria.

World Business Watch: Lafarge fined $778 million for supporting terror groups in Syria

If the documents obtained by Anadolu Agency are to be believed, French cement giant Lafarge financed Daesh. It also constantly informed the French intelligence services about its relationship with the terrorist organisation.

Cement giant Lafarge financed Daesh, informed French intelligence: Report

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