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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 organization.

The strategic central area connecting the country's Darfur provinces and the Khartoum-Riverine area has during recent weeks become the latest battleground in the two-year civil war between the Sudanese military forces and the militia group.

Massive Evacuation Statistics

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

The individuals, primarily walking, moved toward Tawila, a town to the west of El Fasher that is currently housing more than 652,000 displaced people.

Increased Troop Concentration

Local inhabitants of North Kordofan on Monday reported a significant increase in both RSF and army concentration across urban and rural areas throughout the state.

Both forces are vying for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan state 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 distributed video declaration.

Area Residents Report Protection Issues

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

"We discontinued traveling to our farms, fearing confrontations," the local stated.

Another civilian, who requested anonymity for protection purposes, also reported that "there has been a significant rise in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the previous fortnight.

World Warnings and Calls

A senior UN official expressed concerns last week about "widespread abuses" and "ethnically motivated reprisals" by RSF in Bara.

The official alerted to patterns comparable to patterns in Darfur, where RSF militants have been alleged to commit mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against non-Arab ethnic groups.

The spiritual head on Sunday called for an quick cessation of hostilities and the opening of humanitarian corridors in Sudan, saying that attacks on civilians and impediments to humanitarian aid "are producing unacceptable suffering."

Sudan's official envoy to Egypt on Sunday alleged RSF of perpetrating war crimes in El Fasher and declared that the Sudanese government would not discuss with the armed faction.

The representative further encouraged the world nations to designate the group as a terrorist group.