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In excess of 36,000 people have fled Sudan's Kordofan area east of Darfur starting Saturday, as stated by the UN's migration agency.

The important central zone separating the country's Darfur provinces and the Khartoum-Riverine region has in recent weeks become the newest conflict zone in the extended civil war between the Sudanese military forces and the militia group.

Substantial Displacement Statistics

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

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

Escalated Forces Deployment

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

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

"Today, all our forces have assembled at the Bara front here," said an RSF member in a recently distributed video declaration.

Regional Citizens Report Security Concerns

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

"We discontinued traveling to our farms, fearing fighting," the individual stated.

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

Global Warnings and Appeals

A senior UN official raised the alarm last week about "large-scale atrocities" and "ethnically motivated reprisals" by RSF in Bara.

The official alerted to patterns echoing those in Darfur, where RSF militants have been alleged to commit mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against specific ethnic communities.

The spiritual head on Sunday urged an quick cessation of hostilities and the creation of aid passageways in Sudan, stating that attacks on civilians and impediments to humanitarian aid "are causing unacceptable suffering."

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

The representative further called on the global community to categorize the group as a terrorist group.