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Over 36,000 people have evacuated from Sudan's Kordofan area eastern sector of Darfur since Saturday, according to the UN's migration organization.

The key central region separating the country's Darfur areas and the Khartoum-Riverine area has in recent weeks become the recent fighting area in the 24-month civil conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary forces.

Significant Evacuation Statistics

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

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

Heightened Forces Deployment

Citizens of North Kordofan on Monday reported a heavy surge in both RSF and army concentration across urban and rural areas throughout the state.

Both military groups are vying for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan provincial capital and a critical supply and command center that links Darfur to Khartoum.

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

Local Citizens Detail Safety Fears

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

"We discontinued traveling to our farms, afraid of fighting," the resident commented.

Another civilian, who requested anonymity for safety concerns, also confirmed that "there has been a big increase in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the last fourteen days.

International Concerns and Calls

A senior UN official expressed concerns last week about "large-scale atrocities" and "race-driven revenge attacks" 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 certain racial groups.

The spiritual head on Sunday urged an immediate ceasefire and the opening of aid passageways in Sudan, declaring that attacks on civilians and impediments to humanitarian aid "are causing unacceptable suffering."

Sudan's diplomatic representative to Egypt on Sunday accused RSF of carrying out war crimes in El Fasher and announced that the Sudanese government would not discuss with the militia organization.

The diplomat further urged the global community to classify the group as a terrorist group.