Syria’s new authorities have arrested nearly 300 people, including informants, pro-regime fighters and former soldiers, in a crackdown on loyalists to ousted former president Bashar al-Assad, a monitor said Sunday.Since rebels led by the “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” (HTS) group toppled al-Assad three weeks ago, ending more than five decades of family rule, the new authorities in Syria have intensified efforts to consolidate control.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The security forces of the new administration launched a large-scale operation on Thursday against al-Assad’s militias.“In less than a week, nearly 300 people have been detained in Damascus and its suburbs, as well as in Homs, Hama, Tartus, Latakia and even Deir Ezzor,” said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor.The official Syrian news agency SANA, also reported arrests this week targeting “al-Assad militia members” in Hama and Latakia