More than 36,000 Sudanese citizens have escaped following fall of El Fasher to RSF, reports UN agency
Over 36,000 civilians have fled Sudan's Kordofan region eastern sector of Darfur since Saturday, according to the UN's migration organization.
The strategic central area separating the country's Darfur regions and the Khartoum-Riverine area has during recent weeks become the recent fighting area in the extended civil war between the Sudanese military forces and the paramilitary forces.
Substantial Displacement Figures
An calculated 36,825 people fled five localities in North Kordofan province between 26 October and 31 October, as reported by the International Organization for Migration.
The civilians, primarily walking, traveled to Tawila, a town west of El Fasher that is currently sheltering in excess of 652,000 displaced people.
Heightened Troop Concentration
Residents of North Kordofan on Monday described a heavy surge in both RSF and army concentration across communities throughout the state.
Both armed factions are contesting control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan provincial capital and a important strategic and command hub that links Darfur to Khartoum.
"Today, all our forces have gathered at the Bara front here," said an RSF member in a recently circulated video statement.
Area Residents Report Protection Issues
A resident of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, described that the quantity of RSF vehicles had risen significantly since the group's seizure of El Fasher.
"We discontinued traveling to our farms, concerned about confrontations," the individual stated.
Another resident, who requested anonymity for safety concerns, also confirmed that "there has been a significant rise in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the last fourteen days.
International Alarms and Calls
A senior UN official raised the alarm last week about "widespread abuses" and "race-driven revenge attacks" by RSF in Bara.
The diplomat cautioned about patterns echoing those in Darfur, where RSF fighters have been accused of mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against non-Arab ethnic groups.
The church leader on Sunday urged an quick cessation of hostilities and the creation of aid passageways in Sudan, declaring that attacks on civilians and obstacles 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 stated that the Sudanese government would not engage with the paramilitary group.
The representative further urged the global community to classify the group as a terrorist organisation.
