TV host confuses video game footage for Russian airstrikes

An Egyptian television anchor has come under fire for mistaking what appears to be video game footage for Russian airstrikes against ISIS.

Talk show host Ahmed Moussa aired video during his show praising Russia for what he said were Russian airstrikes in Syria. But the footage used was originally uploaded to YouTube in 2010 under the category of "Gaming," and looks to be from a video game.

Moussa, a well known, controversial talk show host, says while the video game footage airs, "See what the Russians are doing to them! That precision! Look at that car! Wait for the missile to come down! No one gets away," according to the blog Egyptian Streets. In the footage, English, as opposed to Russian, is spoken.

Moussa comments on his show that the United States has been playing with terrorists, while Russia does not joke around. And according to Egyptian Streets he also adds, "These are ISIS fighters ... they're immediately wiped out ... no one gets away."

Many took to Twitter to poke fun at the host.

Two weeks ago, Russia carried out its first airstrikes on Syria. Tensions between the U.S. and Russia are escalating over Russian airstrikes that apparently are serving to strengthen Syrian President Bashar Assad by targeting rebels -- including some aligned with the U.S. -- rather than hitting solely ISIS fighters.

On Monday, Russian jets intensified their airstrikes in central Syria as government forces battled insurgents in a strategic area near a rebel-held province and a government stronghold.