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Over 36,000 individuals have evacuated from Sudan's Kordofan region eastern part of Darfur beginning Saturday, as reported by the UN's migration organization.

The key central region separating the country's Darfur regions and the Khartoum-Riverine area has in recent weeks become the latest battleground in the two-year civil war between the Sudanese military forces and the militia group.

Substantial Evacuation Statistics

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

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

Escalated Military Presence

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 contesting control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan regional capital and a critical supply and command base that joins Darfur to Khartoum.

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

Regional Inhabitants Describe Security Concerns

A area citizen of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, reported that the number of RSF vehicles had increased substantially since the group's seizure of El Fasher.

"We stopped going to our farms, afraid of fighting," the resident stated.

Another resident, who requested anonymity for protection purposes, also confirmed that "there has been a substantial growth in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the past two weeks.

Global Concerns and Appeals

A senior UN official sounded warnings last week about "large-scale atrocities" and "ethnic-based retaliations" by RSF in Bara.

The representative cautioned about patterns echoing those in Darfur, where RSF militants have been accused of mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against specific ethnic communities.

The religious leader on Sunday appealed for an immediate ceasefire and the establishment of relief routes in Sudan, stating that attacks on civilians and obstacles to humanitarian aid "are creating unacceptable suffering."

Sudan's official envoy to Egypt on Sunday accused RSF of perpetrating war crimes in El Fasher and stated that the Sudanese government would not negotiate with the paramilitary group.

The representative further urged the world nations to classify the group as a terrorist group.