International Quds Day received little attention from Iraqis this year. The protest in Baghdad was very quiet in contrast to previous years, attracting only a group of pro-Iranian Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) forces and a few politicians and tribal leaders. The PMU also organized a demonstration in the mostly Sunni city of Mosul, the first Quds demonstration organized there. Very few residents attended.
Iran made great efforts to promote the demonstrations this year to show the region's objection to the US Palestinian-Israel peace deal that is expected to be announced soon.