Since Oct. 10, the Islamic State and its sympathizers around the world have killed at least 525 people in six countries outside of their self-proclaimed caliphate.
That figure includes the 14 innocent people slaughtered at a holiday gathering in San Bernardino, Calif., by a couple whose radicalization went undetected by U.S. authorities. While President Obama did his best to reassure Americans that the Islamic State will ultimately be defeated, the California, Paris and Beirut tragedies clearly point to an enemy that is complex, resourceful and has mastered the digital tools necessary to market a medieval ideology around the world.
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