At least 36,000 Sudanese have fled since takeover of El Fasher to RSF, says UN agency
More than 36,000 individuals have evacuated from Sudan's Kordofan territory east of Darfur beginning Saturday, as reported by the UN's migration agency.
The key central region connecting the country's Darfur areas and the capital region has during recent weeks become the newest conflict zone in the extended civil war between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary forces.
Massive Evacuation Statistics
An approximated 36,825 people escaped five areas in North Kordofan state 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 over 652,000 evacuated individuals.
Increased Forces Deployment
Citizens of North Kordofan on Monday described a heavy surge in both RSF and army presence across towns and villages throughout the state.
Both forces are competing for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan regional capital and a key logistics and command center that joins Darfur to Khartoum.
"Today, all our forces have assembled at the Bara front here," said an RSF member in a recently shared video declaration.
Regional Residents Report Safety Fears
A area citizen of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, reported that the quantity of RSF vehicles had increased significantly since the group's capture of El Fasher.
"We ceased visiting our farms, fearing confrontations," the resident commented.
Another inhabitant, who asked to remain unnamed for safety concerns, also confirmed that "there has been a substantial growth in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the last fourteen days.
International Concerns and Requests
A senior UN official sounded warnings last week about "large-scale atrocities" and "ethnic-based retaliations" by RSF in Bara.
The representative cautioned about 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 spiritual head on Sunday urged an immediate ceasefire and the creation of aid passageways in Sudan, declaring that attacks on civilians and impediments to humanitarian aid "are creating unacceptable suffering."
Sudan's official envoy to Egypt on Sunday alleged RSF of carrying out war crimes in El Fasher and declared that the Sudanese government would not engage with the paramilitary group.
The ambassador further called on the world nations to classify the group as a terrorist group.