The streets in Shengal's city centre, which were destroyed when the savage ISIS gangs ravaged the city, are being mended by the people of Shengal.

The project, which has been launched three days ago and is backed by the Iraqi central government, is expected to be completed within a week and will provide the main streets in the city centre with concrete.

One of the workers Eziz Sileman stated that they are mending currently all the damaged streets and added: "We have started this project three days ago. It might be completed within one week. We will carry out whatever work and project there is for our people. Shengal is being rebuilt now."

Sileman stressed that they hope for their people to return to their lands and live a free and collective life in Shengal.

Sileman recalled that 70% of Shengal city was completely destroyed and called on Iraq's Central Government and the Kurdistan Regional Government to provide aid to their ambition to rebuild Shengal city.

Ziyad Heci, one of the workers casting concrete on the damaged streets, said: "We want to do all the good works that serve our people. It is three years now that our people have been displaced. Relief organisations and institutions need to offer help for Shengal's reconstruction."

Bênav Xorşîd, driver of the concrete mixer, stated that Shengal was demolished to a large degree and said: "Until now nobody provided any support whatsoever for the reconstruction of Shengal. But today we, the youth of Shengal, have started to clean up and mend the streets and roads with the help of the government in Baghdad."

Xorşîd also called on humanitarian organisations to provide aid for the reconstruction of Shengal.