At least 36,000 Sudanese people have evacuated since takeover of El Fasher to RSF, reports UN agency

Over 36,000 individuals have escaped Sudan's Kordofan territory east of Darfur starting Saturday, as reported by the UN's migration organization.

The important central zone connecting the country's Darfur areas and the Khartoum-Riverine region has in recent weeks become the newest conflict zone in the two-year civil war between the Sudanese military forces and the paramilitary group.

Substantial Evacuation Statistics

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

The people, most on foot, moved toward Tawila, a town to the west of El Fasher that is currently housing more than 652,000 displaced people.

Heightened Troop Concentration

Residents of North Kordofan on Monday noted a substantial rise in both RSF and army presence across communities throughout the state.

Both military groups are vying for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan provincial capital and a key logistics and command center that connects Darfur to Khartoum.

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

Local Citizens Describe Security Concerns

A resident of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, described that the number of RSF vehicles had grown considerably since the group's takeover of El Fasher.

"We discontinued traveling to our farms, concerned about clashes," the individual explained.

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

Global Concerns and Requests

A senior UN official expressed concerns last week about "widespread abuses" and "race-driven revenge attacks" by RSF in Bara.

The official alerted to patterns echoing those in Darfur, where RSF militants have been accused of mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against non-Arab ethnic groups.

The religious leader on Sunday appealed for an quick cessation of hostilities and the establishment of relief routes in Sudan, declaring that attacks on civilians and impediments to humanitarian aid "are causing unacceptable suffering."

Sudan's official envoy to Egypt on Sunday charged RSF of perpetrating war crimes in El Fasher and announced that the Sudanese government would not engage with the paramilitary group.

The representative further encouraged the global community to categorize the group as a terrorist group.