At least 36,000 Sudanese citizens have evacuated after takeover of El Fasher to RSF, says UN agency
More than 36,000 civilians have escaped Sudan's Kordofan region east of Darfur starting Saturday, as reported by the UN's immigration body.
The important central zone separating the country's Darfur provinces and the Khartoum-Riverine region has in recent weeks become the recent fighting area in the extended civil war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary forces.
Massive Evacuation Figures
An estimated 36,825 people fled five districts in North Kordofan region between 26 October and 31 October, as reported by the International Organization for Migration.
The individuals, mainly traveling by foot, traveled to Tawila, a town western side of El Fasher that is currently sheltering over 652,000 refugees.
Heightened Troop Concentration
Citizens of North Kordofan on Monday noted a substantial rise in both RSF and army deployment across communities throughout the state.
Both forces are vying for control of El Obeid, the North Kordofan regional capital and a critical supply and command center that connects Darfur to Khartoum.
"Today, all our forces have gathered at the Bara front here," commented an RSF member in a recently shared video statement.
Area Residents Describe Safety Fears
A area citizen of Um Smeima, located west of El Obeid, reported that the quantity of RSF vehicles had increased considerably since the group's seizure of El Fasher.
"We stopped going to our farms, afraid of fighting," the individual stated.
Another inhabitant, who asked to remain unnamed 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.
World Warnings and Requests
A senior UN official sounded warnings 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 quick cessation of hostilities and the opening of humanitarian corridors in Sudan, stating that attacks on civilians and hindrances to humanitarian aid "are causing unacceptable suffering."
Sudan's official envoy to Egypt on Sunday charged RSF of committing war crimes in El Fasher and declared that the Sudanese government would not negotiate with the armed faction.
The representative further urged the world nations to categorize the group as a terrorist organisation.
