At least 36,000 Sudanese citizens have evacuated since fall of El Fasher to Rapid Support Forces, says UN agency

Over 36,000 civilians have escaped Sudan's Kordofan area eastern part of Darfur starting Saturday, as stated by the UN's migration agency.

The important central zone connecting the country's Darfur provinces and the capital region has over recent weeks become the latest battleground in the two-year civil war between the Sudanese military forces and the militia group.

Substantial Evacuation Statistics

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

The people, primarily walking, moved toward Tawila, a town western side of El Fasher that is currently sheltering in excess of 652,000 displaced people.

Escalated Troop Concentration

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 armed factions are competing for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan state capital and a important strategic and command base that joins Darfur to Khartoum.

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

Local Residents Detail Protection Issues

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

"We ceased visiting our farms, concerned about clashes," the individual explained.

Another resident, who asked to remain unnamed for security reasons, also indicated that "there has been a significant rise in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the past two weeks.

World Warnings and Appeals

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

The diplomat alerted to patterns similar to those in Darfur, where RSF combatants have been charged with mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against specific ethnic communities.

The religious leader on Sunday urged an prompt truce and the opening of relief routes in Sudan, stating that attacks on civilians and impediments to humanitarian aid "are producing unacceptable suffering."

Sudan's diplomatic representative to Egypt on Sunday charged RSF of perpetrating war crimes in El Fasher and stated that the Sudanese government would not negotiate with the armed faction.

The diplomat further called on the international community to categorize the group as a terrorist group.