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Over 36,000 individuals have escaped Sudan's Kordofan area eastern sector of Darfur since Saturday, according to the UN's migration organization.

The important central zone separating the country's Darfur areas and the Khartoum-Riverine area has during recent weeks become the latest battleground in the extended civil war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary forces.

Substantial Displacement Numbers

An approximated 36,825 people escaped five districts in North Kordofan state between 26 October and 31 October, according to the International Organization for Migration.

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

Escalated Forces Deployment

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

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

"Today, all our forces have gathered at the Bara front here," said an RSF member in a recently distributed video statement.

Area Citizens Detail Security Concerns

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 capture of El Fasher.

"We discontinued traveling to our farms, fearing confrontations," the individual commented.

Another civilian, who sought confidentiality for protection purposes, also indicated that "there has been a significant rise in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the previous fortnight.

Global Concerns and Requests

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

The representative alerted to 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 religious leader on Sunday called for an prompt truce and the creation of aid passageways in Sudan, declaring that attacks on civilians and hindrances 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 negotiate with the armed faction.

The representative further called on the world nations to designate the group as a terrorist group.