At least 36,000 Sudanese people have evacuated following capture of El Fasher to paramilitary group, reports UN agency

More than 36,000 people have evacuated from Sudan's Kordofan area eastern sector of Darfur since Saturday, as reported by the UN's immigration body.

The important central zone between the country's Darfur provinces and the Khartoum-Riverine region has in recent weeks become the latest battleground in the extended civil war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary group.

Significant Evacuation Figures

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

The civilians, most on foot, moved toward Tawila, a town west of El Fasher that is currently accommodating more than 652,000 refugees.

Heightened Forces Deployment

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

Both armed factions are vying for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan provincial capital and a important strategic and command center that links Darfur to Khartoum.

"Today, all our forces have converged on the Bara front here," stated an RSF member in a recently circulated video message.

Local Residents Detail Protection Issues

A area citizen of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, described that the amount of RSF vehicles had increased significantly since the group's takeover of El Fasher.

"We ceased visiting our farms, afraid of confrontations," the resident commented.

Another resident, who asked to remain unnamed for safety concerns, also reported that "there has been a significant rise in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the past two weeks.

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

The church leader on Sunday appealed for an prompt truce and the opening of relief routes in Sudan, stating that attacks on civilians and impediments to humanitarian aid "are causing unacceptable suffering."

Sudan's ambassador to Egypt on Sunday alleged RSF of perpetrating war crimes in El Fasher and announced that the Sudanese government would not engage with the paramilitary group.

The ambassador further encouraged the international community to classify the group as a terrorist entity.