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In excess of 36,000 people have escaped Sudan's Kordofan region eastern sector of Darfur starting Saturday, as reported by the UN's migration organization.

The important central zone connecting the country's Darfur regions and the capital region has over recent weeks become the recent fighting area in the extended civil war between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary forces.

Substantial Evacuation Statistics

An approximated 36,825 people escaped five areas in North Kordofan state between 26 October and 31 October, according to the International Organization for Migration.

The civilians, most on foot, traveled to Tawila, a town to the west of El Fasher that is currently accommodating more than 652,000 evacuated individuals.

Escalated Forces Deployment

Residents of North Kordofan on Monday noted a substantial rise in both RSF and army presence across urban and rural areas throughout the state.

Both forces are contesting control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan provincial capital and a important strategic and command center that connects Darfur to Khartoum.

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

Regional Residents Detail Protection Issues

A local inhabitant of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, described that the amount of RSF vehicles had increased significantly since the group's takeover of El Fasher.

"We ceased visiting our farms, fearing confrontations," the individual explained.

Another resident, who sought confidentiality for safety concerns, also reported that "there has been a substantial growth in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the last fourteen days.

International Concerns and Requests

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

The representative warned of patterns comparable to patterns in Darfur, where RSF fighters have been charged with mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against non-Arab ethnic groups.

The spiritual head on Sunday appealed for an quick cessation of hostilities and the opening of aid passageways in Sudan, declaring that attacks on civilians and impediments to humanitarian aid "are creating unacceptable suffering."

Sudan's ambassador to Egypt on Sunday charged RSF of committing war crimes in El Fasher and declared that the Sudanese government would not negotiate with the paramilitary group.

The diplomat further called on the global community to classify the group as a terrorist entity.