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More than 36,000 civilians have fled Sudan's Kordofan territory east of Darfur starting Saturday, as stated by the UN's immigration body.

The key central region between the country's Darfur provinces and the capital region has over recent weeks become the recent fighting area in the two-year civil war between the Sudanese military forces and the militia group.

Substantial Evacuation Statistics

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

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

Increased Troop Concentration

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

Both forces are vying for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan state capital and a key logistics and command base that joins Darfur to Khartoum.

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

Local Inhabitants Detail Security Concerns

A local inhabitant of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, reported that the quantity of RSF vehicles had grown considerably since the group's capture of El Fasher.

"We stopped going to our farms, afraid of confrontations," the resident commented.

Another resident, who sought confidentiality for security reasons, also indicated that "there has been a substantial growth in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the past two weeks.

International Alarms and Requests

A senior UN official expressed concerns last week about "extensive crimes" and "race-driven revenge attacks" by RSF in Bara.

The diplomat cautioned about patterns comparable to patterns in Darfur, where RSF fighters have been accused of mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against non-Arab ethnic groups.

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

Sudan's diplomatic representative to Egypt on Sunday charged RSF of carrying out war crimes in El Fasher and declared that the Sudanese government would not negotiate with the paramilitary group.

The ambassador further urged the world nations to categorize the group as a terrorist entity.