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Over 36,000 people have fled Sudan's Kordofan territory eastern part of Darfur starting Saturday, according to the UN's migration organization.

The key central region between the country's Darfur areas and the Khartoum-Riverine region has during recent weeks become the latest battleground in the two-year civil war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary forces.

Significant Exodus Numbers

An calculated 36,825 people escaped five localities in North Kordofan state between 26 October and 31 October, as reported by the International Organization for Migration.

The individuals, mainly traveling by foot, moved toward Tawila, a town western side of El Fasher that is currently sheltering more than 652,000 refugees.

Escalated Troop Concentration

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

Both armed factions are competing for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan provincial capital and a key logistics and command hub that joins Darfur to Khartoum.

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

Area Residents Report Security Concerns

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

"We discontinued traveling to our farms, concerned about confrontations," the local explained.

Another resident, who asked to remain unnamed for security reasons, 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.

International Warnings and Appeals

A senior UN official sounded warnings last week about "extensive crimes" and "race-driven revenge attacks" by RSF in Bara.

The representative warned of patterns comparable to patterns 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 opening of aid passageways in Sudan, stating that attacks on civilians and hindrances to humanitarian aid "are causing unacceptable suffering."

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

The representative further called on the global community to classify the group as a terrorist group.