Seymour Hersh: US knowingly armed ISIS

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Speaking of "the most senior officials on the Pentagon's Joint Staff," Hersh writes that,
"in their view, Obama is captive to Cold War thinking about Russia and China, and hasn't adjusted his stance to the fact both countries share Washington's anxiety about the spread of terrorism in and beyond Syria; like Washington, they believe that Islamic State must be stopped."


If Russia, "like Washington," believes "that Islamic State must be stopped," then why is Russia bombing anti-Assad fighters instead of Islamic State fighters?

From a Sept. 30, 2015 New York Times article:
"Russians Strike targets in Syria, but Not ISIS Areas"

WASHINGTON -- Russian aircraft carried out a bombing attack against Syrian opposition fighters on Wednesday, including at least one group trained by the CIA, eliciting angry protests from American officials and plunging the sectarian war there into dangerous new territory.

More:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/01/world/europe/russia-airstrikes-syria.html


I realize that the above cited NYT article is 3 months old, but I've not been able to find any proof that Russia has ceased bombing anti-Assad fighters, or that they are now targeting Islamic State forces instead.