Lafarge has been accused of financing terrorism through indirect payments to extremist groups to keep its jalabiya cement plant operational after the outbreak of war in syria. lafarge cement syria was a subsidiary of lafarge in the early 2010s.
Frederic jolibois, ceo at lafarge cement syria, refused to comment on the summary letter sent by zaman al wasl, our company does not reply to rumors and guessing confirming that lafarge was keen to protect workers and safety was their priority, therefore they had evacuated to plant situated in jalibeh town, 160 km away from aleppo, in.
French intelligence officials were aware of an agreement between the cement manufacturer lafarge and the islamic state militant (is) group in syria in the summer of 2014, according to a news.
Other indictments include those of financing terrorism, endangering life and violating an embargo. lafarge has been accused of financing terrorism through indirect payments to extremist groups to keep its jalabiya cement plant operational after the outbreak of war in syria. lafarge cement syria was a subsidiary of lafarge in the early 2010s.
Lafarge has been accused of financing terrorism through indirect payments to extremist groups to keep its jalabiya cement plant operational after the outbreak of war in syria. lafarge cement syria was a subsidiary of lafarge in the early 2010s.
The legal case is investigating lafarges conduct in syria between 2011 and 2014. it has been accused of financing terrorism through indirect payments to extremist groups to keep its jalabiya cement plant operational after the outbreak of war in syria. published in global cement news.
Lafarge is suspected of paying nearly 13 million euros (16 million) to is and other militant groups to keep the jalabiya plant running long after other french companies had pulled out of syria. the payments by the lafarge cement syria (lcs) subsidiary were considered a tax in exchange for which militants allowed free movement of the company.
Lafarge cement syria was established in jalbiyeh town, between ras alain and ayn alarab kobani , 160 km away from aleppo, production started in 2010 at volume between 2.5 and 3 million tonnes. lafarge cement syria is one of the largest french investments in syria after the boycott syria suffers following assassination of rafiq alhariri.
Cement giant lafarge admits making deals with armed groups in syria. the company says it made unacceptable deals with groups in syria to allow a.
Last, lafarge egypt catered for the housing sector, encompassing all types of projects from affordable to high class in cooperation with giant developers. lafarge egypt, member of holcim group: lafarge egypts operations at ain alsokhna is one of the largest cement plants in the mena region, distinguished with an annual capacity of 9.5 mt.
New revelations from a probe into ties between the islamic state group and lafarge cast light on why the french cement giant was desperate to stay in syria and the price it was prepared to pay. to ensure protection of its staff, lafarge cement syria (lcs) paid between 80,000 and 100,000 a month to various armed groups, including 20,000 to is, according to a source close to the.
French court postpones lafarge syria ruling 25 october 2019, published under cement news a french court has postponed its decision on whether to uphold preliminary charges against lafarge after the cement company had allegedly made payments to syrian armed organisations, including islamic state, in 201314 to keep its plant in operation.
France torches lafarge cement plant in syria. on 16 october 2019, the international coalition set fire to the frenchowned lafarge cement factory in.
France torches lafarge cement plant in syria. on 16 october 2019, the international coalition set fire to the frenchowned lafarge cement factory in jalabiyeh (on the turkish border, north of aleppo) before the arrival of the syrian arab army in the area. thus, the traces of a secret operation of crucial importance have literally gone up in smoke.
France torches lafarge cement plant in syria. on 16 october 2019, the international coalition set fire to the frenchowned lafarge cement factory in.
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He claimed that the cement giant had been his source of information on syria, saying: we approached the situation purely opportunistically, taking advantage of lafarges continued work. the officer also confirmed that the company had been sending cement to armed groups in syria between 2012 and 2014.
French cement giant lafarge, charged with crimes against humanity over paying islamic state to keep its syrian plant running, had been informing the countrys spy agencies about its ties with terrorists, leaked papers revealed. according to a batch of official french documents obtained by turkish anadolu news agency, lafarge representatives have held multiple meetings with domestic, foreign.
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. belonging to french institutions, these documents reveal that one of the worlds largest cement giants, french lafarge, constantly informed the french domestic, foreign.
In june 2016, le monde published the results of its investigation which claimed lafarge paid taxes to islamic state (is, formerly isisisil) in 20132014 to continue operations in northern syria. following an internal inquiry, the company announced that different armed factions controlled or sought to control territories around its plant, posing very difficult challenges for the.
Lafarge has been accused of financing terrorism through indirect payments to extremist groups to keep its jalabiya cement plant operational after the outbreak of war in syria. lafarge cement syria was a subsidiary of lafarge in the early 2010s.
A cement plant in syria at the centre of a terror financing investigation in france was used by western intelligence agencies to gather information on hostages held by islamic state, sources.
Lafarge cement syria closes financing 09112009 in news , real estate and construction by admin lafarge cement syria has closed the financing for the construction of its cement plant located north of aleppo.
Paris (afp) french construction materials giant lafarge said thursday it has shut its cement plant in northern syria as a security measure. lafarge decided last week to suspend work at the factory located some 150 kilometres (100 miles) northeast of the city of aleppo as security could not be guaranteed in the area, a company spokeswoman said.
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