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

The important central zone between the country's Darfur areas and the capital region has in recent weeks become the newest conflict zone in the two-year civil war between the Sudanese military forces and the paramilitary forces.

Massive Evacuation Statistics

An estimated 36,825 people evacuated from five areas in North Kordofan state between 26 October and 31 October, according to the International Organization for Migration.

The people, most on foot, traveled to Tawila, a town west of El Fasher that is currently housing more than 652,000 refugees.

Escalated Military Presence

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 armed factions are competing for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan provincial capital and a critical supply 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 shared video declaration.

Area Inhabitants Describe Safety Fears

A area citizen of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, reported that the number of RSF vehicles had risen considerably since the group's seizure of El Fasher.

"We stopped going to our farms, afraid of confrontations," the local commented.

Another resident, who sought confidentiality for protection purposes, also confirmed that "there has been a big increase in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the last fourteen days.

International Warnings and Calls

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

The diplomat cautioned about patterns comparable to patterns in Darfur, where RSF combatants have been accused of mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against specific ethnic communities.

The spiritual head on Sunday urged an quick cessation of hostilities and the creation of relief routes in Sudan, saying that attacks on civilians and hindrances to humanitarian aid "are producing unacceptable suffering."

Sudan's diplomatic representative to Egypt on Sunday accused RSF of committing war crimes in El Fasher and declared that the Sudanese government would not discuss with the militia organization.

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