Iraqi troops have managed to win back key parts of the northern refinery town of Baiji from Islamic State. Meanwhile, ISIS fighters continue to move closer to Baghdad, which is already said to have been infiltrated.

RT's Eisa Ali gained exclusive acces to Islamic State detainees there, to ask why they joined the ranks of the extremists.

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