Sentence 1: The status of the South Kurdufan region of Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile is less clear as ethnic data is more complex .
Sentence 2: The status of the South Kordofan region of the Nuba - Mountains and the Blue Nile is less clear , as ethnic data is more complex .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?