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More than 36,000 civilians have evacuated from Sudan's Kordofan territory eastern part of Darfur starting Saturday, as reported by the UN's immigration body.

The important central zone 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 armed forces and the paramilitary forces.

Significant Displacement Statistics

An calculated 36,825 people evacuated from five districts in North Kordofan province between 26 October and 31 October, as reported by the International Organization for Migration.

The civilians, mainly traveling by foot, traveled to Tawila, a town to the west of El Fasher that is currently sheltering over 652,000 evacuated individuals.

Escalated Forces Deployment

Residents of North Kordofan on Monday noted a heavy surge in both RSF and army presence across urban and rural areas throughout the state.

Both forces are contesting control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan regional capital and a important strategic 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 distributed video statement.

Local Inhabitants Describe Protection Issues

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

"We ceased visiting our farms, afraid of confrontations," the local explained.

Another inhabitant, who requested anonymity for security reasons, 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 Concerns and Calls

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

The representative alerted to patterns echoing those in Darfur, where RSF combatants have been charged with mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against non-Arab ethnic groups.

The religious leader on Sunday urged an prompt truce and the creation of humanitarian corridors in Sudan, saying that attacks on civilians and hindrances to humanitarian aid "are causing unacceptable suffering."

Sudan's ambassador to Egypt on Sunday accused RSF of committing war crimes in El Fasher and declared that the Sudanese government would not negotiate with the militia organization.

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