Over 36,000 Sudanese people have evacuated after takeover of El Fasher to Rapid Support Forces, states UN agency

Over 36,000 individuals have escaped Sudan's Kordofan region eastern sector of Darfur starting Saturday, as reported by the UN's migration organization.

The important central zone connecting the country's Darfur provinces and the Khartoum-Riverine area has over recent weeks become the latest battleground in the two-year civil war between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary group.

Substantial Evacuation Figures

An estimated 36,825 people escaped five districts in North Kordofan state between 26 October and 31 October, according to the International Organization for Migration.

The people, mainly traveling by foot, moved toward Tawila, a town western side of El Fasher that is currently accommodating in excess of 652,000 displaced people.

Increased Troop Concentration

Residents of North Kordofan on Monday reported a heavy surge in both RSF and army deployment across communities throughout the state.

Both armed factions are competing 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," commented an RSF member in a recently circulated video message.

Local Inhabitants Describe Protection Issues

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

"We ceased visiting our farms, concerned about fighting," the local stated.

Another inhabitant, who requested anonymity 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 raised the alarm last week about "widespread abuses" and "race-driven revenge attacks" by RSF in Bara.

The diplomat cautioned about patterns comparable to patterns in Darfur, where RSF combatants have been accused of mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against certain racial groups.

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

Sudan's ambassador to Egypt on Sunday alleged RSF of committing 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 classify the group as a terrorist entity.