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

The key central region connecting the country's Darfur areas and the capital region has during recent weeks become the recent fighting area in the two-year civil war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary group.

Substantial Evacuation Figures

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

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

Escalated Military Presence

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

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

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

Regional Residents Describe Safety Fears

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

"We ceased visiting our farms, afraid of fighting," the resident stated.

Another inhabitant, who asked to remain unnamed for security reasons, also confirmed that "there has been a substantial growth in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the previous fortnight.

International Alarms and Appeals

A senior UN official raised the alarm last week about "widespread abuses" and "ethnically motivated reprisals" by RSF in Bara.

The diplomat warned of patterns similar to those in Darfur, where RSF militants have been alleged to commit mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against specific ethnic communities.

The religious leader on Sunday called for an immediate ceasefire and the opening of relief routes in Sudan, saying that attacks on civilians and hindrances to humanitarian aid "are causing unacceptable suffering."

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

The diplomat further encouraged the international community to classify the group as a terrorist entity.