What exactly was the causes of the Armenian genocide?

The perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide were the menebers of the nationlistic political movement Committee of Union and Progress (ealier Young Turks). The Armenians and other Christian minorities became the scapegoats of a failed nationalistic agenda. The Ottoman Empire lost a series of wars against the Balkan states and Russia, and in nationalistic circles especially Armenians were pointed out for being in aid of advancing Russian armies in eastern Anatolia and Caucasus. The Armenian minority had already been rebellious against the Ottomans in the late 19th century, and these developments were used by Ottoman officials (like Talat Pasha) to justify the forced deportation of the from areas they meant to be risky to have Armenians living. The deportations were carried out by the regular Ottoman army and irregular kurdish tribal forces. Under the large scale deportations acts of genocide were committed by some of these forces. The regular and irregular forces carried out sacking of villages and mass killings, and in some cases civilians participated in the atrocities. Turkish sources point out that the armed forces and the civilian population were fueled by revenge for act carried out by the earlier invading Russian army andcm irregular Armenians aiding the Russians. The Armenians were much needed local supporters to the advancing Russians, and they were optimal allies because of their religious and cultural similarities. This were one of the main factors behind Armenians being singled out in the eastern provinces as traitors and rebels against the Empire. I would conclude that the main to factors were, firstly the nationlistic policies carried out by the CUP and their demonizing of the Armenian population as scapegoats for their own failing expansionist policies. Furthermore secondly the rebellious state if the Armenians, and their support of the invading Russian amry increased support of the CUPs claims throughout the Otto.man Muslim population. The invading Russian army had themselves committed acts of genocide against the Muslims in the Caucasus and Eastern Anatolia. Some Turkish historians and critics of the Armenian Genocide use these acts for justifying the Ottoman atrocities, but this a very discredited way of thinking. The reality is that both the invading Russians and Ottomans commited Genocide and millions of people were brutally murdered or deported.