WATCH: Iraqi Discovers ISIS Booby Trap, Neutralizes IED

Baiji, Iraq, when it was controlled by ISIS.

This new video shows what Iraqi forces are facing when they retake areas from ISIS: houses full of booby traps ready to blow.

Near Baiji, an explosives specialist of the Iraqi Rapid Reaction Forces enters a building with a smattering of stuff strewn on the floor — and immediately notices a fishing-line tripwire cloaked underneath a blanket.

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The IED removal guy calmly follows the trail to a pair of explosives concealed in a cabinet. The cameraman is significantly more nervous and says a little prayer as the specialist disables the detonator.

Baiji, an oil center north of Tikrit, was retaken from ISIS in October.

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