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sentences that state something as happening or true
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6%
1 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis on Sunday said two pilots were killed when their helicopter crashed near the Yemen border, after the group claimed it shot the aircraft down.
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it → lead → aircraft
The coalition blamed a “technical malfunction” for the incident, which inflicted its first military fatalities since the long-running conflict with the Houthis reignited in July.
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conflict → blame → July
The incident comes a week after strikes by the Houthis killed 13 people at Riyadh’s international airport, the deadliest attack in Saudi Arabia in more than a decade.
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strikes → come → decade
“An AH-6i reconnaissance helicopter belonging to the Ministry of National Guard crashed inside Saudi territory in Najran Region due to a technical malfunction,” coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki said, according to the official Saudi Press Agency.
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Malki → belong → Agency
“The accident resulted in the martyrdom of its aircrew, consisting of two officers.”
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accident → result → officers
Late on Saturday, Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree claimed the group had “downed an Apache helicopter belonging to the Saudi enemy” in the same area.
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group → claim → area
After an uneasy, four-year truce, Yemen’s conflict has surged back to life and intensified when the group seized strategic territory along the Red Sea coast last month.
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group → surge → coast
The Houthis have hit Saudi targets including tankers in the Red Sea, oil facilities and Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport.
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Houthis → hit → Sea
The Saudi-led coalition backing the internationally recognised government has launched repeated air raids on Houthi territory.
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coalition → lead → territory
The coalition said overnight that it intercepted two drones in the Riyadh area and a third over the oil-rich Eastern Province.
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it → say → Province
Saudi authorities had earlier issued a threat alert in the capital.
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authorities → issue → capital
Two ballistic missiles “launched by the terrorist Houthi militia towards Khamis Mushait” were intercepted in the kingdom’s south, the coalition added.
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coalition → launch → south
On Saturday, the Houthis reported that Saudi strikes killed 12 people in Yemen, including three children.
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strikes → report → children
The Houthis have declared a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia and captured territory around the Bab al-Mandeb strait, the Red Sea chokepoint and vital export route for Saudi oil since Iran blockaded the Gulf’s Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran → declare → Hormuz
On Sunday, Egypt’s parliament will hold an emergency session after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi asked lawmakers to authorise support to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks.
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Sisi → hold → attacks
Sisi said he was willing to “carry out any measure to protect” Saudi Arabia if its leaders requested it.
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leaders → say → it
“I’m not talking about fighting anyone or attacking anyone,” he said on Saturday.
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he → talk → Saturday
“We are speaking only about defence.”
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We → speak → defence
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