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In excess of 36,000 people have evacuated from Sudan's Kordofan region east of Darfur beginning Saturday, as reported by the UN's immigration body.

The important central zone separating the country's Darfur regions and the Khartoum-Riverine area has over recent weeks become the recent fighting area in the extended civil war between the Sudanese military forces and the militia group.

Significant Evacuation Numbers

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

The individuals, primarily walking, traveled to Tawila, a town west of El Fasher that is currently accommodating in excess of 652,000 refugees.

Escalated Military Presence

Citizens of North Kordofan on Monday reported a significant increase in both RSF and army presence across communities throughout the state.

Both armed factions are contesting control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan regional capital and a key logistics and command hub that connects Darfur to Khartoum.

"Today, all our forces have assembled at the Bara front here," commented an RSF member in a recently shared video declaration.

Area Residents Detail Protection Issues

A resident of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, stated that the number of RSF vehicles had grown considerably since the group's takeover of El Fasher.

"We discontinued traveling to our farms, afraid of confrontations," the resident explained.

Another inhabitant, who requested anonymity for protection purposes, also reported that "there has been a significant rise in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the last fourteen days.

Global Alarms and Calls

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

The diplomat alerted to patterns echoing those in Darfur, where RSF combatants have been alleged to commit mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against non-Arab ethnic groups.

The religious leader on Sunday called for an prompt truce and the establishment of aid passageways in Sudan, saying that attacks on civilians and impediments to humanitarian aid "are creating unacceptable suffering."

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

The ambassador further encouraged the international community to categorize the group as a terrorist organisation.