Task: Text Matching
Input (English): Sentence1: U.S. troops encountered no resistance during the five-hour sweep near Tikrit , Saddam Hussein 's hometown and the center of a region of Baath Party supporters ., Sentence2: Tikrit is Saddam Hussein 's hometown and the region around it is known as a hotbed of Baath Party supporters and former high-ranking Iraqi military officials .
Output (English): No