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Over 36,000 people have escaped Sudan's Kordofan area east of Darfur starting Saturday, according to the UN's immigration body.

The strategic central area between the country's Darfur areas and the capital region has in recent weeks become the recent fighting area in the two-year civil war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary forces.

Substantial Displacement Figures

An estimated 36,825 people evacuated from five districts in North Kordofan province between 26 October and 31 October, according to the International Organization for Migration.

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

Escalated Military Presence

Residents of North Kordofan on Monday described a heavy surge in both RSF and army presence across communities throughout the state.

Both forces are vying for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan regional capital and a critical supply 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 shared video declaration.

Area Residents Detail Security Concerns

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

"We discontinued traveling to our farms, afraid of confrontations," the individual explained.

Another civilian, who requested anonymity for protection purposes, also indicated that "there has been a big increase in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the previous fortnight.

International Alarms and Calls

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

The representative alerted to patterns similar to those in Darfur, where RSF militants have been alleged to commit mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against certain racial groups.

The religious leader on Sunday appealed for an quick cessation of hostilities and the creation of relief routes in Sudan, declaring that attacks on civilians and hindrances to humanitarian aid "are causing unacceptable suffering."

Sudan's diplomatic representative to Egypt on Sunday charged RSF of committing war crimes in El Fasher and declared that the Sudanese government would not negotiate with the militia organization.

The ambassador further encouraged the world nations to categorize the group as a terrorist organisation.