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Over 36,000 civilians have evacuated from Sudan's Kordofan region east of Darfur starting Saturday, according to the UN's migration organization.

The strategic central area between the country's Darfur regions and the Khartoum-Riverine region has during recent weeks become the recent fighting area in the two-year civil war between the Sudanese military forces and the paramilitary forces.

Substantial Displacement Figures

An approximated 36,825 people fled five districts in North Kordofan state between 26 October and 31 October, per data from the International Organization for Migration.

The people, mainly traveling by foot, headed to Tawila, a town western side of El Fasher that is currently sheltering in excess of 652,000 evacuated individuals.

Escalated Troop Concentration

Local inhabitants of North Kordofan on Monday reported a heavy surge in both RSF and army concentration across towns and villages throughout the state.

Both armed factions are vying for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan provincial capital and a critical supply and command center that joins 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 Residents Describe Safety Fears

A resident of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, described that the number of RSF vehicles had risen substantially since the group's capture of El Fasher.

"We discontinued traveling to our farms, fearing clashes," the individual commented.

Another inhabitant, who sought confidentiality for protection purposes, also reported that "there has been a substantial growth in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the last fourteen days.

World Warnings and Requests

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

The official cautioned about patterns similar to those in Darfur, where RSF militants have been alleged to commit mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against certain racial groups.

The church leader on Sunday urged an quick cessation of hostilities and the creation of relief routes in Sudan, declaring that attacks on civilians and hindrances to humanitarian aid "are causing unacceptable suffering."

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

The diplomat further encouraged the global community to classify the group as a terrorist organisation.