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Over 36,000 people have fled Sudan's Kordofan territory eastern sector of Darfur since Saturday, as stated by the UN's migration organization.

The important central zone between the country's Darfur areas and the capital region has during recent weeks become the newest conflict zone in the extended civil war between the Sudanese military forces and the paramilitary group.

Significant Evacuation Figures

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

The civilians, most on foot, moved toward Tawila, a town west of El Fasher that is currently accommodating in excess of 652,000 evacuated individuals.

Escalated Troop Concentration

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

Both military groups are competing for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan regional capital and a critical supply and command hub that links Darfur to Khartoum.

"Today, all our forces have converged on the Bara front here," said an RSF member in a recently distributed video message.

Regional Citizens Describe Security Concerns

A local inhabitant of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, stated that the number of RSF vehicles had increased substantially since the group's seizure of El Fasher.

"We discontinued traveling to our farms, concerned about confrontations," the individual stated.

Another civilian, who sought confidentiality for safety concerns, also confirmed that "there has been a big increase in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the last fourteen days.

World Alarms and Requests

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

The representative warned of patterns comparable to patterns in Darfur, where RSF fighters have been charged with mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against specific ethnic communities.

The spiritual head on Sunday urged an prompt truce and the opening of humanitarian corridors in Sudan, stating that attacks on civilians and impediments to humanitarian aid "are producing unacceptable suffering."

Sudan's diplomatic representative to Egypt on Sunday accused RSF of committing war crimes in El Fasher and announced that the Sudanese government would not engage with the paramilitary group.

The representative further urged the international community to classify the group as a terrorist organisation.