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Over 36,000 individuals have fled Sudan's Kordofan territory east of Darfur beginning Saturday, as stated by the UN's migration agency.

The key central region between the country's Darfur areas and the Khartoum-Riverine area has over recent weeks become the recent fighting area in the extended civil war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary forces.

Substantial Exodus Statistics

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

The individuals, mainly traveling by foot, moved toward Tawila, a town to the west of El Fasher that is currently accommodating over 652,000 refugees.

Heightened Forces Deployment

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

Both armed factions are vying for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan regional capital and a key logistics and command base 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 message.

Local Citizens Detail Safety Fears

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

"We discontinued traveling to our farms, afraid of clashes," the local stated.

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

Global Warnings and Calls

A senior UN official expressed concerns last week about "large-scale atrocities" and "ethnic-based retaliations" by RSF in Bara.

The diplomat cautioned about patterns echoing those in Darfur, where RSF combatants have been charged with mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against non-Arab ethnic groups.

The religious leader on Sunday appealed for 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 ambassador to Egypt on Sunday charged RSF of carrying out war crimes in El Fasher and announced that the Sudanese government would not discuss with the militia organization.

The representative further called on the international community to categorize the group as a terrorist group.