Over 36,000 Sudanese have evacuated since takeover of El Fasher to paramilitary group, reports UN agency
In excess of 36,000 individuals have evacuated from Sudan's Kordofan region eastern sector of Darfur since Saturday, as reported by the UN's migration agency.
The key central region between the country's Darfur regions and the Khartoum-Riverine region has in recent weeks become the recent fighting area in the extended civil war between the Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary forces.
Substantial Displacement Statistics
An calculated 36,825 people evacuated from five districts in North Kordofan region between 26 October and 31 October, according to the International Organization for Migration.
The civilians, primarily walking, moved toward Tawila, a town to the west of El Fasher that is currently accommodating over 652,000 displaced people.
Increased Forces Deployment
Citizens of North Kordofan on Monday described a substantial rise in both RSF and army concentration across urban and rural areas throughout the state.
Both forces are competing for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan provincial capital and a important strategic and command base that links Darfur to Khartoum.
"Today, all our forces have converged on the Bara front here," stated an RSF member in a recently shared video message.
Regional Residents Report Protection Issues
A local inhabitant of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, stated that the amount of RSF vehicles had risen considerably since the group's capture of El Fasher.
"We discontinued traveling to our farms, fearing fighting," the resident explained.
Another civilian, who sought confidentiality for safety concerns, also indicated that "there has been a significant rise in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the past two weeks.
World Warnings and Calls
A senior UN official expressed concerns last week about "widespread abuses" and "race-driven revenge attacks" by RSF in Bara.
The official cautioned about patterns echoing those in Darfur, where RSF militants have been alleged to commit mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against non-Arab ethnic groups.
The religious leader on Sunday called for an prompt truce and the creation of relief routes in Sudan, saying that attacks on civilians and impediments to humanitarian aid "are creating unacceptable suffering."
Sudan's diplomatic representative to Egypt on Sunday accused RSF of perpetrating war crimes in El Fasher and stated that the Sudanese government would not discuss with the militia organization.
The ambassador further encouraged the global community to classify the group as a terrorist organisation.
