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More than 36,000 individuals have evacuated from Sudan's Kordofan region eastern part of Darfur starting Saturday, as reported by the UN's migration agency.

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 extended civil war between the Sudanese armed forces and the militia group.

Substantial Exodus Statistics

An calculated 36,825 people evacuated from five localities in North Kordofan state between 26 October and 31 October, as reported by the International Organization for Migration.

The individuals, mainly traveling by foot, headed to Tawila, a town west of El Fasher that is currently sheltering more than 652,000 displaced people.

Escalated Forces Deployment

Residents of North Kordofan on Monday noted a substantial rise in both RSF and army concentration across towns and villages throughout the state.

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

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

Regional Inhabitants Detail Safety Fears

A resident of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, reported that the amount of RSF vehicles had risen substantially since the group's seizure of El Fasher.

"We ceased visiting our farms, concerned about confrontations," the local stated.

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

International Warnings and Appeals

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

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

The religious leader on Sunday called for an prompt truce and the creation of aid passageways in Sudan, saying that attacks on civilians and obstacles to humanitarian aid "are creating unacceptable suffering."

Sudan's diplomatic representative to Egypt on Sunday alleged RSF of perpetrating war crimes in El Fasher and stated that the Sudanese government would not engage with the paramilitary group.

The diplomat further encouraged the global community to designate the group as a terrorist entity.