More than 36,000 Sudanese people have evacuated after capture of El Fasher to RSF, reports UN agency
Over 36,000 civilians have fled Sudan's Kordofan area eastern sector of Darfur starting Saturday, as reported by the UN's immigration body.
The important central zone between the country's Darfur regions and the Khartoum-Riverine area has during recent weeks become the latest battleground in the 24-month civil conflict between the Sudanese military forces and the paramilitary forces.
Substantial Displacement Statistics
An estimated 36,825 people fled five areas in North Kordofan region between 26 October and 31 October, per data from the International Organization for Migration.
The civilians, mainly traveling by foot, moved toward Tawila, a town western side of El Fasher that is currently housing in excess of 652,000 refugees.
Heightened Forces Deployment
Residents of North Kordofan on Monday noted a substantial rise in both RSF and army concentration across towns and villages throughout the state.
Both forces are vying for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan provincial capital and a key logistics and command center that joins Darfur to Khartoum.
"Today, all our forces have converged on the Bara front here," stated an RSF member in a recently shared video declaration.
Regional Citizens Describe Security Concerns
A local inhabitant of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, stated that the number of RSF vehicles had increased substantially since the group's takeover of El Fasher.
"We discontinued traveling to our farms, fearing confrontations," the individual commented.
Another inhabitant, who requested anonymity for safety concerns, also reported that "there has been a substantial growth in army vehicles and weapons west and south of El Obeid" over the past two weeks.
World Concerns and Calls
A senior UN official raised the alarm last week about "widespread abuses" and "ethnically motivated reprisals" by RSF in Bara.
The diplomat warned of patterns comparable to patterns in Darfur, where RSF fighters have been charged with mass killings, sexual violence and abductions against certain racial groups.
The church leader on Sunday appealed for an prompt truce and the opening of aid passageways in Sudan, stating that attacks on civilians and obstacles to humanitarian aid "are causing unacceptable suffering."
Sudan's diplomatic representative to Egypt on Sunday accused RSF of perpetrating war crimes in El Fasher and announced that the Sudanese government would not negotiate with the militia organization.
The representative further urged the world nations to categorize the group as a terrorist organisation.
