List of thwarted Islamist terrorist attacks

This list is subject to the Verifiability policy and the reliable sources guideline. Please familiarize yourself with both before editing this list. In addition, note that a reliable source that states the attack plot was in progress with intent to commit violence and was Islamist in nature must be provided for any new entry. Unreferenced list items may be removed at any time.

Jihad Terror attacks by Islamist extremists to further a perceived Islamic religious or political cause have occurred globally. Many, many more such plots have been successfully stopped by police. The attackers have used such tactics as arson, vehicle rampage attacks, bomb threats, suicide attacks, bombings, spree shooting, stabbings, hijackings, kidnappings and beheadings. The following is a list of thwarted Islamist terrorist attacks that have received significant press coverage since 1980. See the companion article List of Islamist terrorist attacks for major incidents that did result in violence.

The "black flag of jihad" as used by jihadist militants since ca. the late 1990s.

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