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In excess of 36,000 civilians have evacuated from Sudan's Kordofan area eastern part of Darfur since Saturday, as stated by the UN's migration organization.

The important central zone between the country's Darfur regions and the Khartoum-Riverine area has during recent weeks become the latest battleground in the 24-month civil conflict between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary group.

Significant Displacement Figures

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

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

Heightened Troop Concentration

Citizens of North Kordofan on Monday reported a significant increase 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 provincial capital and a critical supply and command hub that links Darfur to Khartoum.

"Today, all our forces have gathered at the Bara front here," stated an RSF member in a recently shared video statement.

Regional Citizens Describe Safety Fears

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

"We discontinued traveling to our farms, fearing fighting," the individual explained.

Another inhabitant, who sought confidentiality 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.

World Warnings and Requests

A senior UN official sounded warnings last week about "widespread abuses" and "ethnically motivated reprisals" by RSF in Bara.

The representative cautioned about patterns echoing those in Darfur, where RSF combatants have been accused of mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against specific ethnic communities.

The spiritual head on Sunday called for an immediate ceasefire and the establishment of aid passageways in Sudan, declaring that attacks on civilians and hindrances to humanitarian aid "are creating unacceptable suffering."

Sudan's ambassador 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 ambassador further encouraged the world nations to designate the group as a terrorist group.