The Islamic State Faces a Punishing New Year

It has not been a good week for the Islamic State. Though far from defeated, the group is nevertheless being harried across several fronts, experiencing significant losses in Syria as well as Iraq -- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi visited Ramadi today to highlight the Iraqi army's victory there. The Islamic State's overstretched forces are contending with multiple offensives against them and continuous, punishing airstrikes....