At least 36,000 Sudanese citizens have evacuated since capture of El Fasher to paramilitary group, reports UN agency

Over 36,000 individuals have escaped Sudan's Kordofan region eastern sector of Darfur since Saturday, as reported by the UN's migration organization.

The key central region connecting the country's Darfur regions and the Khartoum-Riverine area has in recent weeks become the newest conflict zone in the 24-month civil conflict between the Sudanese military forces and the paramilitary group.

Significant Displacement Statistics

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

The people, primarily walking, moved toward Tawila, a town to the west of El Fasher that is currently accommodating more than 652,000 displaced people.

Increased Military Presence

Local inhabitants of North Kordofan on Monday described a heavy surge in both RSF and army deployment across towns and villages throughout the state.

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

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

Area Inhabitants Report Security Concerns

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

"We ceased visiting our farms, concerned about fighting," the local stated.

Another civilian, who requested anonymity for safety concerns, also reported that "there has been a significant rise in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the previous fortnight.

International Alarms and Appeals

A senior UN official raised the alarm last week about "large-scale atrocities" and "race-driven revenge attacks" by RSF in Bara.

The diplomat warned of patterns echoing those in Darfur, where RSF militants have been alleged to commit mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against specific ethnic communities.

The religious leader on Sunday urged an prompt truce and the creation of aid passageways in Sudan, saying that attacks on civilians and hindrances to humanitarian aid "are causing unacceptable suffering."

Sudan's official envoy to Egypt on Sunday accused RSF of perpetrating war crimes in El Fasher and stated that the Sudanese government would not engage with the militia organization.

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