Turkey strikes French Lafarge factory in Syria

🇹🇷 Turkey strikes French Lafarge factory in Syria The Turkish Armed Forces have fired artillery shells at a factory of French cement concern Lafarge, located about 150 kilometres northeast of the city of Aleppo in northwestern Syria. ️ The company was previously found guilty on charges by the US Justice Department of funding ISIS* and other terrorist groups. At the time, Lafarge paid $17 million to keep their factory in Syria intact. Turkish publication Türkiye Gazetesi reports that the strike on the factory was in response to a mortar shell fired from its premises towards Şanlıurfa province in southeastern Turkey. ️ The Turkish Armed Forces yesterday lost 9 soldiers who were killed in an attack on a military base in Syria. *terrorist organisation banned in Russia Источник: Global News (EU, USA)