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Over 36,000 people have fled Sudan's Kordofan region eastern part of Darfur since Saturday, according to the UN's immigration body.

The important central zone connecting the country's Darfur areas and the capital region has over recent weeks become the newest conflict zone in the two-year civil war between the Sudanese military forces and the paramilitary forces.

Significant Evacuation Statistics

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

The individuals, primarily walking, headed to Tawila, a town western side of El Fasher that is currently housing more than 652,000 evacuated individuals.

Increased Troop Concentration

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

Both forces are contesting control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan regional capital and a critical supply and command base that joins Darfur to Khartoum.

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

Area Residents Detail Security Concerns

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

"We stopped going to our farms, concerned about fighting," the individual explained.

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

World Alarms and Appeals

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

The representative cautioned about patterns echoing those in Darfur, where RSF fighters have been alleged to commit mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against specific ethnic communities.

The church leader on Sunday appealed for an immediate ceasefire and the establishment of humanitarian corridors in Sudan, declaring that attacks on civilians and hindrances to humanitarian aid "are causing unacceptable suffering."

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

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