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More than 36,000 people have evacuated from Sudan's Kordofan region eastern part of Darfur starting Saturday, as reported by the UN's migration organization.

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

Significant Exodus Statistics

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

The individuals, most on foot, headed to Tawila, a town to the west of El Fasher that is currently sheltering in excess of 652,000 displaced people.

Escalated Troop Concentration

Local inhabitants of North Kordofan on Monday described a substantial rise in both RSF and army deployment across urban and rural areas throughout the state.

Both armed factions are vying for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan state capital and a critical supply and command base that links Darfur to Khartoum.

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

Local Residents Detail Protection Issues

A resident of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, reported that the quantity of RSF vehicles had grown significantly since the group's seizure of El Fasher.

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

Another resident, who asked to remain unnamed for security reasons, also confirmed that "there has been a substantial growth in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the last fourteen days.

Global Warnings and Calls

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

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

The spiritual head on Sunday appealed for an prompt truce and the creation of relief routes in Sudan, declaring that attacks on civilians and hindrances to humanitarian aid "are causing unacceptable suffering."

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

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