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

The important central zone connecting the country's Darfur provinces and the Khartoum-Riverine area has over recent weeks become the latest battleground in the extended civil war between the Sudanese military forces and the paramilitary forces.

Significant Evacuation Numbers

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

The people, primarily walking, traveled to Tawila, a town to the west of El Fasher that is currently accommodating over 652,000 refugees.

Escalated Forces Deployment

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

Both military groups are vying for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan regional capital and a key logistics and command base that connects Darfur to Khartoum.

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

Area Residents Detail Security Concerns

A local inhabitant of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, described that the quantity of RSF vehicles had grown significantly since the group's capture of El Fasher.

"We discontinued traveling to our farms, afraid of confrontations," the local explained.

Another inhabitant, who requested anonymity for safety concerns, also indicated that "there has been a big increase in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the previous fortnight.

World Warnings and Appeals

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

The official alerted to patterns similar to those in Darfur, where RSF militants have been charged with mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against certain racial groups.

The church leader on Sunday urged an prompt truce and the establishment of relief routes in Sudan, declaring that attacks on civilians and impediments to humanitarian aid "are producing unacceptable suffering."

Sudan's ambassador to Egypt on Sunday alleged RSF of carrying out war crimes in El Fasher and stated that the Sudanese government would not discuss with the paramilitary group.

The representative further encouraged the world nations to categorize the group as a terrorist organisation.