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Over 36,000 individuals have fled Sudan's Kordofan territory eastern sector of Darfur since Saturday, according to the UN's migration organization.

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

Significant Displacement Statistics

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

The individuals, primarily walking, traveled to Tawila, a town to the west of El Fasher that is currently sheltering over 652,000 displaced people.

Escalated Forces Deployment

Citizens of North Kordofan on Monday described a significant increase in both RSF and army concentration across towns and villages throughout the state.

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

Local Citizens Describe Safety Fears

A area citizen of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, reported that the amount of RSF vehicles had risen significantly since the group's seizure of El Fasher.

"We ceased visiting our farms, concerned about fighting," the resident explained.

Another inhabitant, who sought confidentiality 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 Requests

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

The representative alerted to patterns comparable to patterns in Darfur, where RSF combatants have been alleged to commit mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against specific ethnic communities.

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

Sudan's official envoy 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 ambassador further called on the world nations to designate the group as a terrorist organisation.