Just before 9pm police discovered up to 10 men fighting on a main street in Lakemba, Sydney. Witnesses claim the violence broke out after members of an anti-islamist group insulted locals. Courtesy: TODAY

THREE men will face court after a brawl in the Sydney suburb of Lakemba where anti-Islamic insults were allegedly made.

At least two of the arrested men are believed to be members of the anti-Muslim group Australia Defence League (ADL).

Police were called to defuse the brawl — involving up to 10 men — about 8.30pm. Two of the men received minor injuries and were treated at Canterbury Hospital before being taken into custody.

A police officer received a fractured left shoulder and is still in hospital.

Two of the men were understood to have made “derogatory” remarks about people attending a mosque.

A Twitter page named ADL SOLDIERS tweeted “ADL is going to Lakemba now” about two hours before the brawl but it isn’t known if the page was linked to the three men arrested.

3 men charged over a fight at Lakemba overnight, allegedly sparked by racist taunts: http://t.co/bvv6p6H7VY #TenNews pic.twitter.com/01L7GPiuGQ — TEN News Sydney (@TenNewsSydney) December 22, 2014

Brawl that took place in Lakemba last night has been linked to anti-Islamic activists: http://t.co/L8wliPssk7 #9News pic.twitter.com/pxcPaqIWlN — Nine News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) December 22, 2014

Superintendent Michael McLean told reporters today two men arrived at Haldon St last night “with a direct intention to cause unrest” — and he was “bitterly disappointed” about that.

“They did make religiously motivated comments towards those in the community,” Supt McLean said.

“Not the unrest but certainly the displeasure of the people in the community was warranted. The police won’t tolerate those comments that incite violence in the community.”

One of them charged is known to police and was involved in at least other previous incident in Halden St.

Supt McLean said social media sites that incite racial violence were being monitored by police.

A witness told the ABC one man was deliberately upsetting locals.

“There was a guy here, he had the flag and stuff and was just chanting out racist comments. He was being a goose. And I think it was the same guy I saw in footage from the city last week. It was not a scene you want to be around.”

The man was insulting their religion, he said.

“Don’t come in here and provoke us and insult us and insult our prophet,” he said,” the ABC reported.

Two of the men, aged 19 and 36, will appear in the Parramatta Local Court today on charges of affray and behaving in an offensive manner in/near public place/school. The third man, 43, has been granted conditional bail and will appear in court next month.