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In excess of 36,000 individuals have fled Sudan's Kordofan territory eastern sector of Darfur beginning Saturday, as reported by the UN's migration organization.

The strategic central area between the country's Darfur regions and the Khartoum-Riverine area has during recent weeks become the newest conflict zone in the 24-month civil conflict between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary group.

Massive Displacement Numbers

An approximated 36,825 people evacuated from five districts in North Kordofan region between 26 October and 31 October, per data from the International Organization for Migration.

The civilians, most on foot, traveled to Tawila, a town western side of El Fasher that is currently accommodating more than 652,000 displaced people.

Escalated Forces Deployment

Residents of North Kordofan on Monday noted a significant increase in both RSF and army deployment across communities throughout the state.

Both military groups are competing 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 assembled at the Bara front here," said an RSF member in a recently circulated video message.

Regional Residents Report Safety Fears

A area citizen of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, described that the number of RSF vehicles had risen substantially since the group's capture of El Fasher.

"We discontinued traveling to our farms, afraid of confrontations," the individual stated.

Another inhabitant, who sought confidentiality for protection purposes, also indicated that "there has been a big increase in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the last fourteen days.

Global 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 warned of patterns comparable to patterns in Darfur, where RSF combatants have been accused of mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against non-Arab ethnic groups.

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

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

The representative further urged the world nations to designate the group as a terrorist entity.