Linda Thomas-Greenfield actually said...

"they also have an interest in ensuring that a democratically-elected government is not overthrown by violent means."

"We have watched that very closely and I think I can say that we have not seen any evidence that any support we are providing for that operation is being used to support the separate operation that we'..."

"It is a result of political ambitions and a combination of lack of political space in a country where the institutions are not well established to deal with those kinds of conflicts."

"No, I think we have seen that they have been involved in some of the fighting."