The French company, since acquired by the Swiss group Holcim, and former executives were charged with paying several million euros to armed jihadist groups in 2013–2014, through its Syrian subsidiary Lafarge Cement Syria (LCS).

The French company, since acquired by the Swiss group Holcim, and former executives were charged with paying several million euros to armed jihadist groups in 2013–2014, through…

The French company paid $6.5m to jihadist groups to keep its plant running in war-torn Syria, a Paris court heard.