More than 36,000 Sudanese people have evacuated following capture of El Fasher to RSF, reports UN agency
More than 36,000 people have evacuated from Sudan's Kordofan area eastern sector of Darfur starting Saturday, as stated by the UN's migration agency.
The strategic central area connecting the country's Darfur areas and the Khartoum-Riverine region has in recent weeks become the newest conflict zone in the two-year civil war between the Sudanese military forces and the militia group.
Substantial Evacuation Statistics
An approximated 36,825 people fled five areas in North Kordofan state between 26 October and 31 October, per data from the International Organization for Migration.
The civilians, mainly traveling by foot, headed to Tawila, a town western side of El Fasher that is currently sheltering in excess of 652,000 evacuated individuals.
Increased Forces Deployment
Citizens of North Kordofan on Monday noted a significant increase in both RSF and army concentration across communities throughout the state.
Both armed factions are vying for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan regional capital and a critical supply and command hub that joins Darfur to Khartoum.
"Today, all our forces have gathered at the Bara front here," said an RSF member in a recently distributed video statement.
Area Citizens Detail Security Concerns
A local inhabitant of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, reported that the amount of RSF vehicles had grown significantly since the group's capture of El Fasher.
"We stopped going to our farms, afraid of fighting," the resident stated.
Another inhabitant, who requested anonymity for protection purposes, also confirmed that "there has been a substantial growth in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the past two weeks.
International Warnings and Appeals
A senior UN official expressed concerns last week about "widespread abuses" and "ethnic-based retaliations" by RSF in Bara.
The diplomat alerted to patterns comparable to patterns in Darfur, where RSF fighters have been charged with mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against specific ethnic communities.
The spiritual head on Sunday called for an quick cessation of hostilities and the establishment of relief routes in Sudan, stating that attacks on civilians and obstacles to humanitarian aid "are creating unacceptable suffering."
Sudan's diplomatic representative to Egypt on Sunday charged RSF of committing war crimes in El Fasher and announced that the Sudanese government would not discuss with the militia organization.
The diplomat further called on the world nations to classify the group as a terrorist group.
