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In excess of 36,000 civilians have fled Sudan's Kordofan territory east of Darfur since Saturday, as stated by the UN's migration agency.

The key central region between the country's Darfur provinces and the Khartoum-Riverine region has in recent weeks become the recent fighting area in the 24-month civil conflict between the Sudanese military forces and the paramilitary forces.

Significant Displacement Figures

An approximated 36,825 people fled five areas in North Kordofan province between 26 October and 31 October, as reported by the International Organization for Migration.

The individuals, primarily walking, traveled to Tawila, a town western side of El Fasher that is currently accommodating in excess of 652,000 evacuated individuals.

Heightened Troop Concentration

Citizens of North Kordofan on Monday reported a significant increase in both RSF and army concentration across towns and villages throughout the state.

Both forces are competing for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan provincial capital and a critical supply and command base that connects Darfur to Khartoum.

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

Area Citizens Describe Protection Issues

A resident of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, stated that the number of RSF vehicles had increased substantially since the group's seizure of El Fasher.

"We stopped going to our farms, concerned about confrontations," the individual stated.

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

International Concerns and Calls

A senior UN official expressed concerns last week about "large-scale atrocities" and "ethnic-based retaliations" by RSF in Bara.

The official warned of patterns comparable to patterns in Darfur, where RSF militants have been alleged to commit mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against specific ethnic communities.

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

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

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