At least 36,000 Sudanese citizens have fled since fall of El Fasher to RSF, says UN agency
Over 36,000 people have escaped Sudan's Kordofan region eastern sector of Darfur beginning Saturday, as stated by the UN's migration organization.
The key central region between the country's Darfur regions and the Khartoum-Riverine area has over recent weeks become the recent fighting area in the 24-month civil conflict between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary forces.
Significant Exodus Statistics
An approximated 36,825 people fled five districts in North Kordofan state between 26 October and 31 October, per data from the International Organization for Migration.
The civilians, primarily walking, headed to Tawila, a town west of El Fasher that is currently housing over 652,000 evacuated individuals.
Escalated Forces Deployment
Residents of North Kordofan on Monday noted a significant increase in both RSF and army deployment across towns and villages throughout the state.
Both forces are vying for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan state capital and a key logistics 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 circulated video statement.
Local Residents Report Protection Issues
A area citizen of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, reported that the amount of RSF vehicles had risen considerably since the group's capture of El Fasher.
"We ceased visiting our farms, concerned about confrontations," the resident explained.
Another resident, who asked to remain unnamed for protection purposes, also indicated that "there has been a significant rise in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the previous fortnight.
International Warnings and Appeals
A senior UN official raised the alarm last week about "widespread abuses" and "ethnically motivated reprisals" by RSF in Bara.
The diplomat alerted to patterns echoing those in Darfur, where RSF fighters have been alleged to commit mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against non-Arab ethnic groups.
The spiritual head on Sunday appealed for an prompt truce and the establishment of humanitarian corridors in Sudan, declaring that attacks on civilians and hindrances to humanitarian aid "are producing unacceptable suffering."
Sudan's ambassador to Egypt on Sunday accused RSF of carrying out war crimes in El Fasher and declared that the Sudanese government would not engage with the militia organization.
The representative further urged the world nations to designate the group as a terrorist group.
