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More than 36,000 individuals have fled Sudan's Kordofan territory eastern sector of Darfur beginning Saturday, as stated 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 newest conflict zone in the two-year civil war between the Sudanese army and the militia group.

Massive Displacement Figures

An approximated 36,825 people evacuated from five localities in North Kordofan region between 26 October and 31 October, according to the International Organization for Migration.

The civilians, primarily walking, moved toward Tawila, a town west of El Fasher that is currently sheltering over 652,000 refugees.

Increased Troop Concentration

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

Both armed factions are competing for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan provincial capital and a critical supply and command hub that joins Darfur to Khartoum.

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

Local Residents Report Protection Issues

A local inhabitant of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, described that the amount of RSF vehicles had risen substantially since the group's seizure of El Fasher.

"We stopped going to our farms, afraid of clashes," the individual explained.

Another inhabitant, who asked to remain unnamed for protection purposes, also confirmed that "there has been a significant rise in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the last fourteen days.

Global Alarms and Appeals

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

The diplomat warned of patterns similar to those in Darfur, where RSF militants have been charged with mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against non-Arab ethnic groups.

The church leader on Sunday called for an prompt truce and the establishment of humanitarian corridors in Sudan, saying that attacks on civilians and obstacles 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 declared 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 group.