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More than 36,000 individuals have evacuated from Sudan's Kordofan territory east of Darfur beginning Saturday, as reported by the UN's immigration body.

The key central region separating the country's Darfur areas and the capital region has in recent weeks become the recent fighting area in the extended civil war between the Sudanese military forces and the paramilitary forces.

Significant Exodus Numbers

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

The people, mainly traveling by foot, headed to Tawila, a town western side of El Fasher that is currently accommodating more than 652,000 evacuated individuals.

Increased Military Presence

Residents of North Kordofan on Monday described a substantial rise in both RSF and army concentration 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 gathered at the Bara front here," said an RSF member in a recently shared video message.

Regional Inhabitants Describe Security Concerns

A resident 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, concerned about confrontations," the resident explained.

Another resident, who asked to remain unnamed for safety concerns, also reported that "there has been a big increase in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the past two weeks.

International Warnings and Calls

A senior UN official expressed concerns last week about "large-scale atrocities" and "ethnically motivated reprisals" by RSF in Bara.

The representative warned of patterns comparable to patterns in Darfur, where RSF militants have been charged with mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against certain racial groups.

The religious leader on Sunday called for an prompt truce and the establishment of relief routes in Sudan, saying that attacks on civilians and impediments to humanitarian aid "are creating unacceptable suffering."

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

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