More than 36,000 Sudanese people have evacuated since capture of El Fasher to RSF, states UN agency

More than 36,000 individuals have escaped Sudan's Kordofan area eastern part of Darfur beginning Saturday, according to the UN's migration organization.

The strategic central area connecting the country's Darfur provinces and the Khartoum-Riverine region has over recent weeks become the latest battleground in the extended civil war between the Sudanese military forces and the militia group.

Significant Displacement Statistics

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

The individuals, primarily walking, traveled to Tawila, a town to the west of El Fasher that is currently sheltering more than 652,000 refugees.

Increased Forces Deployment

Citizens of North Kordofan on Monday reported a substantial rise in both RSF and army concentration across communities throughout the state.

Both military groups are competing for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan regional capital and a key logistics and command hub that joins Darfur to Khartoum.

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

Area Residents Describe Protection Issues

A resident of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, stated that the quantity of RSF vehicles had increased considerably since the group's capture of El Fasher.

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

Another civilian, who sought confidentiality for protection purposes, also confirmed that "there has been a substantial growth in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the previous fortnight.

International Warnings and Calls

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

The official cautioned about patterns comparable to patterns in Darfur, where RSF fighters have been alleged to commit mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against specific ethnic communities.

The church leader on Sunday urged an quick cessation of hostilities and the opening of aid passageways in Sudan, stating that attacks on civilians and hindrances to humanitarian aid "are causing 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 paramilitary group.

The representative further urged the world nations to categorize the group as a terrorist organisation.