Over 36,000 civilians have evacuated from Sudan's Kordofan region east of Darfur since Saturday, as stated by the UN's migration agency.
The key central region separating the country's Darfur regions and the Khartoum-Riverine area has in recent weeks become the recent fighting area in the extended civil war between the Sudanese military forces and the paramilitary group.
Substantial Evacuation Figures
An estimated 36,825 people fled five areas in North Kordofan state between 26 October and 31 October, as reported by the International Organization for Migration.
The people, most on foot, moved toward Tawila, a town western side of El Fasher that is currently sheltering over 652,000 evacuated individuals.
Heightened Troop Concentration
Residents of North Kordofan on Monday noted a heavy surge in both RSF and army deployment 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 gathered at the Bara front here," stated an RSF member in a recently circulated video declaration.
Area Citizens Detail Security Concerns
A local inhabitant of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, described that the amount of RSF vehicles had grown significantly since the group's capture of El Fasher.
"We stopped going to our farms, fearing clashes," the resident explained.
Another civilian, 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.
International Warnings and Appeals
A senior UN official sounded warnings last week about "widespread abuses" and "ethnically motivated reprisals" by RSF in Bara.
The representative cautioned about patterns comparable to patterns in Darfur, where RSF fighters have been accused of mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against specific ethnic communities.
The church leader on Sunday appealed for an prompt truce and the establishment of relief routes in Sudan, declaring that attacks on civilians and impediments to humanitarian aid "are creating unacceptable suffering."
Sudan's official envoy to Egypt on Sunday charged RSF of carrying out war crimes in El Fasher and stated that the Sudanese government would not discuss with the armed faction.
The diplomat further called on the world nations to designate the group as a terrorist organisation.
