Over 36,000 Sudanese people have evacuated following fall of El Fasher to Rapid Support Forces, reports UN agency
Over 36,000 people have evacuated from Sudan's Kordofan region eastern part of Darfur beginning Saturday, as stated by the UN's immigration body.
The strategic central area between the country's Darfur provinces and the Khartoum-Riverine region has over recent weeks become the recent fighting area in the 24-month civil conflict between the Sudanese army and the militia group.
Substantial Evacuation Numbers
An calculated 36,825 people evacuated from five localities in North Kordofan region between 26 October and 31 October, according to the International Organization for Migration.
The individuals, most on foot, headed to Tawila, a town west of El Fasher that is currently accommodating over 652,000 evacuated individuals.
Increased Troop Concentration
Citizens of North Kordofan on Monday noted a significant increase in both RSF and army deployment across communities 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 connects Darfur to Khartoum.
"Today, all our forces have converged on the Bara front here," said an RSF member in a recently shared video statement.
Area Citizens Detail Protection Issues
A area citizen of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, reported that the amount of RSF vehicles had grown considerably since the group's capture of El Fasher.
"We discontinued traveling to our farms, fearing fighting," the local stated.
Another resident, who sought confidentiality for security reasons, also confirmed that "there has been a big increase in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the last fourteen days.
World Warnings and Requests
A senior UN official sounded warnings last week about "widespread abuses" and "ethnically motivated reprisals" by RSF in Bara.
The official warned of patterns comparable to patterns in Darfur, where RSF fighters have been accused of mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against specific ethnic communities.
The religious leader on Sunday called for an prompt truce and the establishment of humanitarian corridors in Sudan, stating that attacks on civilians and obstacles to humanitarian aid "are causing unacceptable suffering."
Sudan's diplomatic representative to Egypt on Sunday alleged RSF of perpetrating war crimes in El Fasher and announced that the Sudanese government would not engage with the militia organization.
The ambassador further encouraged the global community to designate the group as a terrorist organisation.
