A Paris court ruled that Lafarge paid the Islamic State (IS) and other jihadist groups to keep its plant running in northern Syria. The company, now owned by Holcim, was found guilty of financing these militant organizations.

​A Paris court ​on Monday found cement maker Lafarge, now owned by Switzerland's Holcim, guilty ​of ‌paying the Islamic State (IS) group and other jihadists to ⁠keep a plant operating in northern Syria ​during the country's ‌civil war.