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More than 36,000 people have evacuated from Sudan's Kordofan region eastern sector of Darfur beginning Saturday, according to the UN's migration agency.

The key central region between the country's Darfur provinces and the Khartoum-Riverine region has in recent weeks become the recent fighting area in the extended civil war between the Sudanese military forces and the paramilitary group.

Substantial Displacement Statistics

An calculated 36,825 people fled five districts in North Kordofan region between 26 October and 31 October, per data from the International Organization for Migration.

The individuals, mainly traveling by foot, traveled to Tawila, a town to the west of El Fasher that is currently sheltering in excess of 652,000 evacuated individuals.

Escalated Troop Concentration

Local inhabitants of North Kordofan on Monday reported a significant increase in both RSF and army concentration across urban and rural areas throughout the state.

Both forces are vying for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan state capital and a important strategic and command base that joins Darfur to Khartoum.

"Today, all our forces have gathered at the Bara front here," stated an RSF member in a recently shared video declaration.

Regional Citizens Detail Safety Fears

A local inhabitant of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, reported that the quantity of RSF vehicles had grown considerably since the group's capture of El Fasher.

"We discontinued traveling to our farms, fearing fighting," the resident commented.

Another resident, who sought confidentiality for safety concerns, also confirmed that "there has been a substantial growth in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the previous fortnight.

Global Alarms and Requests

A senior UN official raised the alarm last week about "large-scale atrocities" and "ethnically motivated reprisals" by RSF in Bara.

The diplomat cautioned about patterns echoing those in Darfur, where RSF combatants have been accused of mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against specific ethnic communities.

The spiritual head on Sunday called for an immediate ceasefire and the establishment of aid passageways in Sudan, saying that attacks on civilians and obstacles to humanitarian aid "are causing unacceptable suffering."

Sudan's diplomatic representative to Egypt on Sunday alleged RSF of carrying out war crimes in El Fasher and stated that the Sudanese government would not discuss with the armed faction.

The diplomat further encouraged the global community to designate the group as a terrorist group.