UN special envoy Geir Pedersen on Sunday welcomed a general amnesty aimed at freeing thousands of Syrians from the Assad regime jails. President Bashar al-Assad has decreed several amnesties during the country’s devastating 11-year conflict, but the latest in April was the most comprehensive related to charges of “terrorism” since the conflict began, rights activists said. “That amnesty has potential, and we are looking forward to see how it develops.” Assad’s latest amnesty has seen more than 1,000 ppl released in recent weeks, according to @syriahr. Damascus has yet to announce figures but s…