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In excess of 36,000 civilians have escaped Sudan's Kordofan territory east of Darfur starting Saturday, as reported by the UN's migration organization.

The strategic central area separating the country's Darfur regions and the Khartoum-Riverine 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.

Massive Evacuation Statistics

An calculated 36,825 people escaped five localities in North Kordofan state 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 refugees.

Escalated Troop Concentration

Citizens of North Kordofan on Monday noted a significant increase in both RSF and army deployment across communities throughout the state.

Both military groups are vying for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan state capital and a important strategic and command base that joins Darfur to Khartoum.

"Today, all our forces have assembled at the Bara front here," said an RSF member in a recently distributed video declaration.

Regional Residents Detail Safety Fears

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

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

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

International Alarms and Requests

A senior UN official expressed concerns last week about "extensive crimes" and "ethnic-based retaliations" by RSF in Bara.

The official alerted to patterns comparable to patterns in Darfur, where RSF fighters have been charged with mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against certain racial groups.

The church leader on Sunday called for an quick cessation of hostilities and the establishment 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 committing war crimes in El Fasher and announced that the Sudanese government would not engage with the paramilitary group.

The diplomat further urged the global community to classify the group as a terrorist entity.