Do the following two sentences have the same meaning?
Fighting has continued sporadically in the west , where it is complicated by the presence of battle-hardened Liberians on both sides .
Both are in the cocoa-growing west of the world 's top producer in a region where fighting is complicated by the presence of Liberians on both sides .

Options are:
(I) no;
(II) yes;
The answer is:
(I)