(FILES) A general view shows the Lafarge Cement Syria (LCS) cement plant in Jalabiya, some 30 kms from Ain Issa, in northern Syria, in February 19, 2018. A French court on April 13, 2026 ruled that cement conglomerate Lafarge was guilty of paying the Islamic State group and other jihadists protection money to maintain its business in war-torn Syria. The court found Lafarge, which has since been acquired by Swiss conglomerate Holcim, paid millions of dollars in 2013 and 2014, via its subsidiary Lafarge Cement Syria (LCS), to jihadist groups and intermediaries to keep its plant operating in northern Syria. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP via Getty Images)