At least 36,000 Sudanese people have fled following takeover of El Fasher to RSF, says UN agency

In excess of 36,000 individuals have fled Sudan's Kordofan area eastern sector of Darfur starting Saturday, as stated by the UN's migration organization.

The key central region between the country's Darfur provinces and the capital region has in recent weeks become the recent fighting area in the 24-month civil conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary group.

Significant Displacement Numbers

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

The civilians, most on foot, headed to Tawila, a town to the west of El Fasher that is currently sheltering in excess of 652,000 evacuated individuals.

Increased Troop Concentration

Residents of North Kordofan on Monday reported a heavy surge in both RSF and army concentration across urban and rural areas throughout the state.

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

"Today, all our forces have assembled at the Bara front here," said an RSF member in a recently circulated video message.

Area Inhabitants Report Safety Fears

A area citizen of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, described that the quantity of RSF vehicles had increased significantly since the group's seizure of El Fasher.

"We stopped going to our farms, afraid of clashes," the individual stated.

Another inhabitant, who sought confidentiality for protection purposes, also reported that "there has been a substantial growth in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the last fourteen days.

World Concerns and Calls

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

The representative alerted to patterns echoing those in Darfur, where RSF combatants have been charged with mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against non-Arab ethnic groups.

The church leader on Sunday called for an prompt truce and the establishment of relief routes in Sudan, declaring that attacks on civilians and hindrances to humanitarian aid "are producing unacceptable suffering."

Sudan's ambassador to Egypt on Sunday charged RSF of committing war crimes in El Fasher and announced that the Sudanese government would not engage with the paramilitary group.

The representative further urged the international community to designate the group as a terrorist entity.