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More than 36,000 individuals have escaped Sudan's Kordofan territory eastern sector of Darfur since Saturday, as stated 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 recent fighting area in the 24-month civil conflict between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary group.

Substantial Evacuation Figures

An calculated 36,825 people escaped five localities in North Kordofan region between 26 October and 31 October, according to the International Organization for Migration.

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

Heightened Forces Deployment

Local inhabitants of North Kordofan on Monday described 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 state capital and a key logistics and command hub that joins Darfur to Khartoum.

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

Regional Citizens Report Safety Fears

A resident of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, described that the amount of RSF vehicles had increased significantly since the group's takeover of El Fasher.

"We ceased visiting our farms, concerned about clashes," the individual stated.

Another civilian, who requested anonymity for protection purposes, also confirmed that "there has been a substantial growth in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the last fourteen days.

World Concerns and Appeals

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

The diplomat alerted to patterns comparable to patterns in Darfur, where RSF combatants have been alleged to commit mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against specific ethnic communities.

The church leader on Sunday called for an prompt truce and the establishment of aid passageways in Sudan, declaring that attacks on civilians and obstacles to humanitarian aid "are causing unacceptable suffering."

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

The diplomat further encouraged the international community to categorize the group as a terrorist entity.