🔗 Share this article Over 36,000 Sudanese have escaped after takeover of El Fasher to Rapid Support Forces, reports UN agency More than 36,000 individuals have evacuated from Sudan's Kordofan region eastern part of Darfur beginning Saturday, according to the UN's migration agency. The key central region between the country's Darfur areas and the Khartoum-Riverine area has in recent weeks become the recent fighting area in the extended civil war between the Sudanese army and the militia group. Significant Exodus Figures An approximated 36,825 people fled five districts in North Kordofan state between 26 October and 31 October, per data from the International Organization for Migration. The civilians, mainly traveling by foot, traveled to Tawila, a town western side of El Fasher that is currently sheltering more than 652,000 displaced people. Escalated Forces Deployment Local inhabitants of North Kordofan on Monday described a heavy surge in both RSF and army deployment across communities 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 joins Darfur to Khartoum. "Today, all our forces have assembled at the Bara front here," commented an RSF member in a recently circulated video declaration. Regional Inhabitants Detail Safety Fears A area citizen of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, described that the quantity of RSF vehicles had increased substantially since the group's capture of El Fasher. "We stopped going to our farms, afraid of confrontations," the resident commented. Another inhabitant, who asked to remain unnamed 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 last fourteen days. World Alarms and Appeals A senior UN official sounded warnings last week about "large-scale atrocities" and "ethnic-based retaliations" by RSF in Bara. The diplomat cautioned about patterns echoing those in Darfur, where RSF combatants have been alleged to commit mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against specific ethnic communities. The church leader on Sunday called for an prompt truce and the establishment of humanitarian corridors in Sudan, saying that attacks on civilians and hindrances to humanitarian aid "are creating unacceptable suffering." Sudan's ambassador to Egypt on Sunday alleged RSF of perpetrating war crimes in El Fasher and stated that the Sudanese government would not engage with the militia organization. The diplomat further called on the global community to designate the group as a terrorist group.