🔗 Share this article Over 36,000 Sudanese people have fled after takeover of El Fasher to RSF, reports UN agency In excess of 36,000 individuals have fled Sudan's Kordofan area east of Darfur beginning Saturday, as reported by the UN's migration organization. The strategic central area between the country's Darfur regions and the Khartoum-Riverine region has in recent weeks become the latest battleground in the extended civil war between the Sudanese armed forces and the militia group. Significant Evacuation Statistics An approximated 36,825 people evacuated from five localities in North Kordofan region between 26 October and 31 October, per data from the International Organization for Migration. The individuals, most on foot, moved toward Tawila, a town western side of El Fasher that is currently accommodating in excess of 652,000 displaced people. Escalated Military Presence Residents of North Kordofan on Monday noted a substantial rise in both RSF and army concentration across communities throughout the state. Both armed factions are contesting control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan regional capital and a critical supply 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 statement. Area Residents Report Safety Fears A local inhabitant of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, reported that the number of RSF vehicles had risen significantly since the group's takeover of El Fasher. "We ceased visiting our farms, afraid of confrontations," the local commented. Another resident, who asked to remain unnamed for security reasons, 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 Alarms and Calls A senior UN official sounded warnings last week about "widespread abuses" and "ethnically motivated reprisals" by RSF in Bara. The representative alerted to patterns similar to those in Darfur, where RSF fighters have been charged with mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against non-Arab ethnic groups. The spiritual head on Sunday called for an immediate ceasefire and the opening of aid passageways in Sudan, saying that attacks on civilians and obstacles to humanitarian aid "are causing unacceptable suffering." Sudan's ambassador to Egypt on Sunday charged RSF of committing war crimes in El Fasher and declared that the Sudanese government would not engage with the armed faction. The ambassador further called on the international community to categorize the group as a terrorist entity.