At least 36,000 Sudanese citizens have evacuated after capture of El Fasher to Rapid Support Forces, says UN agency
More than 36,000 individuals have escaped Sudan's Kordofan territory eastern sector of Darfur since Saturday, as stated by the UN's migration organization.
The strategic central area between the country's Darfur regions and the Khartoum-Riverine area has in recent weeks become the recent fighting area in the two-year civil war between the Sudanese armed forces and the militia group.
Significant Displacement Numbers
An approximated 36,825 people evacuated from five areas in North Kordofan state between 26 October and 31 October, according to the International Organization for Migration.
The individuals, most on foot, moved toward Tawila, a town west of El Fasher that is currently sheltering in excess of 652,000 refugees.
Escalated Troop Concentration
Residents of North Kordofan on Monday reported a substantial rise in both RSF and army deployment across towns and villages throughout the state.
Both armed factions are vying for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan state capital and a key logistics and command hub that links Darfur to Khartoum.
"Today, all our forces have gathered at the Bara front here," commented an RSF member in a recently circulated video statement.
Regional Residents Detail Security Concerns
A resident of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, described that the quantity of RSF vehicles had increased significantly since the group's takeover of El Fasher.
"We discontinued traveling to our farms, fearing confrontations," the individual stated.
Another resident, who requested anonymity for safety concerns, also confirmed that "there has been a substantial growth in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the last fourteen days.
International Concerns and Appeals
A senior UN official raised the alarm last week about "extensive crimes" and "ethnically motivated reprisals" by RSF in Bara.
The diplomat cautioned about patterns echoing those in Darfur, where RSF militants have been accused of mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against certain racial groups.
The religious leader on Sunday appealed for an immediate ceasefire and the creation of humanitarian corridors in Sudan, saying that attacks on civilians and impediments to humanitarian aid "are creating unacceptable suffering."
Sudan's official envoy 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 armed faction.
The diplomat further encouraged the world nations to designate the group as a terrorist entity.
