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French court rules cement giant Lafarge guilty of funding Syria ‘terrorism’ | ISIL/ISIS News

French court rules cement giant Lafarge guilty of funding Syria ‘terrorism’ | ISIL/ISIS News

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By Al Jazeera staff and News Agencies Published On 13 Apr 202613 Apr 2026 A French court has found cement group Lafarge guilty of financing “terrorism” through its Syrian subsidiary, fining the company and jailing its former CEO. The Paris court ruled on Monday that Lafarge had paid protection money directly to ISIL (ISIS) and other armed groups and breached European sanctions to operate in northern Syria during the country’s civil war in 2013-2014. The case is just the latest of several concerning the company’s conduct during the conflict. The court ordered Lafarge to pay a fine of 1.12 million euros ($1.32m), and for 30 million euros ($35.1m) worth of its assets to be confiscated. An additional fine was levied for having disregarded international sanctions. The ruling can be appealed. Eight former Lafarge employees were found guilty of financing “terrorist” organisations, including former CEO Bruno Lafont, who was ⁠sentenced to six years in jail. His lawyer has said that he plans to appeal. The company’s former deputy managing director, Christian Herrault, was sentenced to five years …

Australian ISIL relatives sent back to Syria’s Roj camp after release | ISIL/ISIS News

Australian ISIL relatives sent back to Syria’s Roj camp after release | ISIL/ISIS News

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Thirty-four people returned due to a coordination problem with Damascus that is expected to be resolved late on Monday, officials say. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 16 Feb 202616 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Thirty-four Australian relatives of ISIL (ISIS) fighters have been brought back to a camp where they were being held just hours after their release, returned due to “technical problems” with their transfer, according to local sources cited by Reuters and AFP news agencies. Hukmiya Ibrahim, a director of the Roj camp, said on Monday that the Australian citizens had been handed over to members of their families who had come to Syria for the release, and then sent on buses towards Damascus, where they were due to depart for Australia. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list However, the Australian families were forced to turn back shortly after leaving due to “poor coordination between their relatives and the Damascus government”, said camp official Rashid Omar. Reuters cited a Syrian official as …

ISIL claims responsibility for Niger airport attack | ISIL/ISIS News

ISIL claims responsibility for Niger airport attack | ISIL/ISIS News

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Claim comes after military ruler Abdourahamane Tiani accused France, Benin, Ivory coast of involvement in the attack. Published On 30 Jan 202630 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The ISIL (ISIS) armed group has claimed responsibility for an attack on an air force base at Niger’s main airport. The ISIL-affiliated Amaq News Agency reported on Friday that the group carried out a “surprise and coordinated attack” on the base at Diori Hamani International Airport near the capital, Niamey. It claimed the attack caused “significant damage”, without providing more details. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list The military government, which took power in a 2023 coup, said security forces killed 20 attackers in fighting after the attack, which took place shortly after midnight on Thursday. Four army soldiers were wounded in the violence. Niger’s authorities have been fighting ISIL affiliate Islamic State in the Sahel (EIS) and the al-Qaeda-linked Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) in the west and southeast of the country for a decade. …

French ISIL suspects transferred from Syria allege torture in Iraqi prisons | ISIL/ISIS News

French ISIL suspects transferred from Syria allege torture in Iraqi prisons | ISIL/ISIS News

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French lawyers for suspected ISIL members transferred from Syria say the men are suffering inhumane treatment in Iraqi jails. Published On 29 Jan 202629 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Lawyers for a group of French nationals accused of being part of ISIL (ISIS) and transferred by the United States from Syria to prisons in Iraq say the inmates have been subjected to “torture and inhumane treatment” there. French media reported on Wednesday that lawyers Marie Dose and Matthieu Bagard visited the accused men in Baghdad during a recent visit and said their clients had been subjected to ill-treatment in detention in Iraq. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list The abuse – including being slapped, strangled, handcuffed behind their backs “with a pulley system” and threatened with rape with iron bars – was inflicted to “make them confess to their presence in Iraq” during their alleged time in ISIL, which would give the Iraqi justice system jurisdiction to try them for their alleged crimes, the lawyers said. The …

US says it killed or captured 25 ISIL operatives in Syria over nine days | ISIL/ISIS News

US says it killed or captured 25 ISIL operatives in Syria over nine days | ISIL/ISIS News

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US Central Command says military campaign follows killing of US soldiers, ‘massive strikes’ across central Syria. The United States military says it has killed or captured about 25 ISIL (ISIS) fighters in a wave of attacks over nine days in Syria. US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees the US military’s Middle East operations, issued a statement on Tuesday marking the conclusion of the operations this month. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list The campaign followed the killing of two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter by an ISIL gunman in Syria on December 13 and widescale US strikes against the group six days later. “US Central Command (CENTCOM) and partners across Syria killed at least seven ISIS members and captured the remainder during 11 missions conducted Dec. 20-29,” CENTCOM statement said. “The operations also led to the elimination of four ISIS weapons caches.” It did not provide the identities of those targeted. The US deployed as many as 2,000 soldiers to Syria during the fight against ISIL, which started in 2014. The current deployment …