The phrase "warring camps" refers to different groups or factions that strongly disagree and are in conflict with each other. They have opposing beliefs, opinions, or goals, which causes tension and conflict between them. Full definition
Even though they were finally out of the water, they were placed in horrible conditions at a prisoner of war camp. (paulstriptothemovies.com)
He spent time, you know, some years in Japanese prisoner of war camps in Indonesia where he was starved, and that began a kind of lifelong obsession with food, nutrition, survival and so on. (scientificamerican.com)
Education based upon religious convictions is accused of everything from dividing society into warring camps to indoctrinating children in a way that prevents them from achieving autonomy and critical consciousness. (firstthings.com)