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In excess of 36,000 people have fled Sudan's Kordofan territory east of Darfur starting Saturday, as stated by the UN's migration agency.

The important central zone connecting the country's Darfur areas and the Khartoum-Riverine area has over recent weeks become the newest conflict zone in the extended civil war between the Sudanese military forces and the paramilitary group.

Substantial Exodus Numbers

An calculated 36,825 people fled five localities in North Kordofan region between 26 October and 31 October, according to the International Organization for Migration.

The civilians, mainly traveling by foot, traveled to Tawila, a town west of El Fasher that is currently sheltering over 652,000 refugees.

Heightened Forces Deployment

Citizens of North Kordofan on Monday reported a heavy surge in both RSF and army deployment across communities throughout the state.

Both armed factions are competing for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan regional capital and a important strategic and command center that joins Darfur to Khartoum.

"Today, all our forces have gathered at the Bara front here," said an RSF member in a recently circulated video message.

Local Residents Detail Security Concerns

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

"We stopped going to our farms, afraid of clashes," the individual stated.

Another civilian, who asked to remain unnamed for protection purposes, also confirmed that "there has been a big increase in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the past two weeks.

Global Alarms and Calls

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

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

The spiritual head on Sunday appealed for an quick cessation of hostilities and the establishment of aid passageways in Sudan, saying that attacks on civilians and obstacles to humanitarian aid "are producing unacceptable suffering."

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

The ambassador further urged the global community to classify the group as a terrorist group.