U.S. and militias linked to Iran trade airstrikes in Syria, Pentagon says

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a press conference at the Pentagon last week. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

U.S. forces in eastern Syria were targeted in a rocket attack Friday morning, in tit-for-tat strikes between the U.S. and militia groups supported by Iran, the Pentagon said.

In the attack, "10 rockets targeted coalition forces at the Green Village in northeast Syria," U.S. Central Command said in a news release issued Friday.