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In excess of 36,000 people have evacuated from Sudan's Kordofan region eastern sector of Darfur since Saturday, according to the UN's migration organization.

The strategic central area between the country's Darfur areas and the Khartoum-Riverine region has in recent weeks become the latest battleground in the 24-month civil conflict between the Sudanese military forces and the paramilitary group.

Significant Evacuation Statistics

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

The individuals, most on foot, traveled to Tawila, a town west of El Fasher that is currently accommodating more than 652,000 evacuated individuals.

Heightened Military Presence

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

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

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

Regional Residents Detail Protection Issues

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

"We ceased visiting our farms, concerned about confrontations," the local commented.

Another resident, who requested anonymity for protection purposes, also reported that "there has been a big increase in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the previous fortnight.

Global Concerns and Requests

A senior UN official raised the alarm last week about "extensive crimes" and "ethnically motivated reprisals" by RSF in Bara.

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

The spiritual head on Sunday urged an prompt truce and the establishment of relief routes in Sudan, stating that attacks on civilians and obstacles to humanitarian aid "are causing unacceptable suffering."

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

The diplomat further urged the world nations to classify the group as a terrorist organisation.