Troubles flared up again after a match between Tripoli’s Al Ittihad SCSC and Misrata’s Asweli SC was halted due to a suspected penalty.
Published May 15, 2026
Clashes broke out after a soccer match in a town in western Libya, leaving several people injured, and government buildings were set on fire in the capital, Tripoli.
Fighting broke out in the town of Tarhuna, about 80 kilometers south of the capital, after Thursday’s match between Tripoli’s Al Ittihad SCSC and Misrata’s Asweri SC.
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According to Libyan news agency LANA, the match, played behind closed doors, was stopped just before the final whistle after Al Ittihad players protested that they should have been awarded a penalty.
According to LANA, the incident led to a scuffle between supporters and security forces outside the stadium.
Libya’s Presidential Council said people attacked the headquarters of the Council of Ministers in the capital Tripoli with “sabotage and arson”.
LANA said the fire was quickly extinguished.
The council called for an investigation into the “unfortunate incident”, saying that feelings of injustice must be dealt with legally “not with violence”.
